| Nelson Italiano |
Full Name: Nelson Anthony Italiano
Born: August 29, 1928, Tampa, Fla.
Died: September 12, 2013, Tampa, Fla.
School: Plant High School in Tampa, Florida
Florida in Gainesville, Florida
Seminole Relations: Father of Nat Italiano
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1950 42 HB 5-11 182 Jr * Tampa 1951 42 HB 5-11 186 Jr-R * Tampa 1952 42 HB 5-11 165 Sr-R * Tampa |
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| Comments |
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Obituray for Nelson Anthony Italiano, Sr. Published in the Tampa Bay Times on September 14, 2013 |
| All-American Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 1951 Associated Press - Little All-American - Honorable Mention |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1950 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 5 | 30
1951 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
1952 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
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Tot 25 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 11 | 66
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1950 7 | 76 424 5.6 5 33t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 16- 39 - 3 459 8 80t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 424
1951 8 | 0 276 0.0 3 64 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 26- 61 - 0 465 6 63t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 276
1952 10 | 60 289 4.8 3 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 19- 32 - 1 216 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 293
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Tot 25 | 136 989 7.3 11 64 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 61- 132- 4 1140 17 80t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 993
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Punting and Kicking
| Punting | Kicking
Year GP | no yds avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg kick
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1950 7 | 10 350 35.0 | - 0.000 - - - - -
1951 8 | 0.0 | - 0.000 - - - - -
1952 10 | 0.0 | - 0.000 - - - - -
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Tot 25 | 10 350 35.0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0-0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0-0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1950 | GP Off Def
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Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 1
Oct 14 Howard | 1
Oct 21 Newberry College | 1 LH DB
Oct 28 Sewanee | 1 LH DB
Nov 10 Stetson | 1 LH DB
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 1 LH DB
Nov 25 Tampa | 1 LH DB
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Tot | 7 5 5
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1951 | GP Off Def
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Sep 29 Troy State | 1 FB
Oct 5 Miami | 1 FB
Oct 13 Delta State | 1 FB
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 1 FB
Oct 27 Stetson | 1 FB LB
Nov 3 Jacksonville NAS | 1 FB LB
Nov 10 Wofford College | 1
Nov 17 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 8 6 2
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1952 | GP Off Def
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 1 LH
Oct 4 Louisville | 1 LH
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 1 LH
Oct 25 North Carolina State | 1 LH
Nov 1 Stetson | 1 LH
Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 1 LH
Nov 15 Furman | 1 LH
Nov 22 Georgia Tech | 1 LH
Nov 29 Wofford College | 1 LH
Dec 6 Tampa | 1 LH
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Tot | 10 10 0
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Career Tot | 25 21 7
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1950 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 14 Howard | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 21 Newberry College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 28 Sewanee | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 10 Stetson | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 5 | 30
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1951 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 29 Troy State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 5 Miami | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 13 Delta State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 27 Stetson | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 3 Jacksonville NAS | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 10 Wofford College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 17 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1952 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 15 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 29 Wofford College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Dec 6 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1950 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 8 54 6.8 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 54
Oct 14 Howard | 6 16 2.7 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 16
Oct 21 Newberry College | 0 110 0.0 1 33t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 2- 0 100 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 110
Oct 28 Sewanee | 13 85 6.5 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1- 4- 2 17 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 85
Nov 10 Stetson | 1 20 20.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4- 4- 0 99 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 1 9 9.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4- 4- 0 152 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9
Nov 25 Tampa | 16 98 6.1 1 60 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 2- 0 61 2 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 112
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Tot | 45 392 8.7 5 60 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 13- 16- 2 429 8 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 406
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1951 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 29 Troy State | 8 83 10.4 0 64 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4- 9- 0 88 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 83
Oct 5 Miami | 9 -16 -1.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 3- 1 66 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | -16
Oct 13 Delta State | 13 31 2.4 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7- 15- 1 191 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 31
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 12 74 6.2 1 47t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 1- 1 0 0 | 2 34 17.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 108
Oct 27 Stetson | 11 43 3.9 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3- 5- 1 28 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43
Nov 3 Jacksonville NAS | 0 -2 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | -2
Nov 10 Wofford College | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1- 1- 0 27 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
Nov 17 Tampa | 4 38 9.5 1 35t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 2- 0 41 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 38
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Tot | 57 251 4.4 3 64 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 19- 36- 4 441 6 | 2 34 17.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 285
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1952 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 10 77 7.7 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 3- 0 24 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 77
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 8 25 3.1 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3- 4- 1 23 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 25
Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 9 56 6.2 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2- 2- 0 13 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 56
Nov 15 Furman | 7 19 2.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5- 10- 0 69 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 19
Nov 29 Wofford College | 16 79 4.9 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1- 1- 0 28 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 79
Dec 6 Tampa | 8 33 4.1 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 33
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Tot | 58 289 5.0 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 13- 20- 1 157 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 289
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| Punting | Kicking
1950 | no yds avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg kick
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Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 14 Howard | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 21 Newberry College | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 28 Sewanee | 2 54 27.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 10 Stetson | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
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Tot | 2 54 27.0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0-0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
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| Punting | Kicking
1951 | no yds avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg kick
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Sep 29 Troy State | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 5 Miami | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 13 Delta State | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 27 Stetson | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
Nov 3 Jacksonville NAS | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
Nov 10 Wofford College | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 17 Tampa | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0-0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
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| Punting | Kicking
1952 | no yds avg lg tb fc i20 bk | fgm-fga pct 01-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg kick
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Nov 15 Furman | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
Nov 29 Wofford College | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
Dec 6 Tampa | 0 0 0.0 | 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0-0 0.000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0- 0
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ITALIANO, Nelson Anthony Sr. founder of Italiano Insurance
Inc., passed away early Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2013 surrounded by
family. He is survived by his wife, Jane McKneely Italiano of Griffin, GA;
his four children, Nelson A. (Nat), Jody, Terrell, and Jeff; and four
grandchildren. A native of Tampa, he was born on Aug. 29, 1928 and attended
Mitchell Elementary, Wilson Jr. High, and Plant High School where he played
varsity football, basketball and track. He then briefly attended the
University of Florida before transferring to Florida State University where
he received an honorable mention, Little All American, playing football. In
1955 he married Jane and a year later their first son, Nat, was born.
Nelson served in the USAF, 1st. Lt. Intelligence Officer (Top Secret
Clearance). From 1955-1960 he was an agent at Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. In 1960 the Baldwin-Italiano Insurance Agency was formed with his
childhood friend Walter Baldwin. In 1984 Italiano Insurance Services, Inc.,
a family-owned business was created and is now run by his youngest, Jeff.
Nelson was a social man, a born leader with a big heart, and a dedicated
family man. Throughout his 85 years, he made many friends and was heavily
involved in the city of Tampa. His accolades are vast and all encompassing.
He was both an organizing member and a president of the Tampa Sports Club.
Ever the family man, when his children were young, he spent five years as
the Boy Scouts Scoutmaster for Troop 411, Palma Ceia Methodist Church, was
both founder and president of the Palma Ceia Little League, and was
Robinson High School Parents Association Athletic Rep for two years and
president for another two. As his family grew so did Nelson's love for the
Tampa Bay community in which he was raised. He became involved in the
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (Sports Chairman), was an eight-year
member of the Tampa Sports Authority (president for two years), and a West
Coast Bowl Association Member. Staying loyal to his Alma Mater, he served
as Area VP of the FSU Alumni Association and became part of the FSU
Athletic Council. Nelson served as Secretary to the Florida State Board of
Business Regulation, was a Florida Freshwater Fish & Game Commissioner, and
a Foundation member of the USF board, and board member of the Greater Tampa
Independent Insurance Agents Association. He received many awards and
honors including Tampa Chapter, Football Hall of Fame honoree, the
Distinguished American Award, and received the Circolo Culturale Italiano
of University of South Florida Man of the Year Award. The honorary
pallbearers and Nelson's lifelong, closest friends are Walter Whitehead
(Uncle Walter), Ed Flom (Uncle Eddie), and Sam Salario (Uncle Sammy). He
was known and loved by many and will be truly missed.