Bill Nelson
Full Name:  William Irvin Nelson, II
     Born:  June 26, 1945, Louisville, Ky.
     Died:  March 24, 1967, Viet Nam


FSU Career
Cross Country
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1964  5-11 140  So   *   Clearwater                              
1965  5-11 140  Jr   *   Clearwater                              
Track & Field
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
64-65 D       5-11 140  So   *   Clearwater                      
65-66 D       5-11 140  Jr   *   Clearwater                      


Comments
William Irvin Nelson II obituary
Published in the Tampa Tribune, 30 Mar 1967 on page 2.

PFC William I. Nelson II, 21, was killed last Friday in Vietnam. A native of Louisville, Ky., he graduated from Largo High School and attended Florida State University. Survivors include his father, William I. Nelson Sr., Clearwater; two brothers, Randall S. Reed, Burlingame, Calif., and PFC Roger A. Nelson, U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, Ga., and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. I. C. Nelson, Clearwater.



FSU Statistics
Cross Country
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Distance         Place   Time   Points
---------- ------------------------------ ---------------- ----- -------- ------
            1964 Season
11/16/1964 Florida                                            2  22:42        2
            1965 Season
09/18/1965 Pensacola CC                   3.5 Miles           5  19:42        5
09/25/1965 South Florida                  4-Mile              2  23:36        2
10/11/1965 Florida                        4-Mile              6  21:40        6
10/23/1965 Callaway Gardens Invitational  4-Mile                               
10/26/1965 Auburn                         4.2 Miles           2  22:54        2
11/06/1965 South Florida                  4.2 Miles           2  23:22.9      2
11/09/1965 Florida                        4.2 Miles           3  22:55        3
11/20/1965 Miami                                              6               6
11/28/1965 Florida State Championship     4-Mile              3               3
Track & Field
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Event                         Place      Results       Points   Comment
---------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----- ------------------ ------ ---------------
            1965 Season
02/13/1965 Coliseum Relays                Two-Mile Relay (I)              1    8:06.7              1.25                      
03/06/1965 Miami                          Mile Run                        1    4:31.9              5                         
03/13/1965 Furman                         Mile Run                        2                        3                         
03/13/1965 Furman                         Mile Relay                      1    3:21.3              1.25                      
04/02/1965 Auburn                         Mile Run                        1    4:20.4              5                         
04/05/1965 South Carolina                 Mile Run                        2                        3                         
04/10/1965 Florida                        Mile Run                        1    4:16.5              5                         
            1966 Season
02/12/1966 Coliseum Relays                Two-Mile Relay (I)              1    8:01.8              1.25                      
02/26/1966 Jesuit Championship            Mile Run                        4    4:23.5              2                         
03/26/1966 Florida Relays                 Two-Mile Relay                  2    7:29.9              1                         
04/02/1966 Auburn                         Mile Run                        3    4:33.0              1                         
04/02/1966 Auburn                         880-Yard Run                    2    1:57.4              3                         
04/09/1966 Florida                        Mile Run                        2    4:19.3              3                         
04/09/1966 Florida                        880-Yard Run                    3    1:55.6              1