Dan M. Nee
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1888 Thayer, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1952 (aged 64) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Missouri |
| Baseball | |
| 1909 | Missouri |
| 1909 | Springfield Midgets |
| 1911 | Nebraska City Forresters |
| Positions | End (football) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909 | Missouri (freshmen) |
| 1912–1916 | Drury |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1917 | Drury |
| Track and field | |
| 1912–1917 | Drury |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–18–1 (football) 16–18–1 (basketball) |
Daniel M. Nee Sr. (April 1, 1888 – June 9, 1952) was an American athlete, sports coach, lawyer, politician, and government administrator. Nee coached football, basketball, and track and field at Drury College—now known as Drury University—in Springfield, Missouri.
Nee was born April 1, 1888, in Thayer, Iowa.[1] He played college football and college baseball at the University of Missouri.[2] As a junior in the fall of 1909, Nee was ineligible to play for Missouri because he had played professional baseball that summer. Instead, he and his brother, John, coached the freshman football team.[3]
Nee coached the basketball team at Drury from 1912 to 1917, compiling a record of 41–22 in five seasons.[4] He resigned from his post at Drury in 1917 and became the assistant prosecuting attorney for Greene County, Missouri.[5]
Nee was college of internal revenue for western Missouri from 1933 to 1948. He resigned in 1948 to run in the 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election, losing the Democratic Party primary to Forrest Smith. Nee died on June 9, 1952, at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury Panthers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1916) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Drury | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Drury | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Drury | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1915 | Drury | 1–5 | 0–3 | 9th | |||||
| 1916 | Drury | 4–3–1 | 1–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Drury: | 16–18–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–18–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Death Claims Dan Nee To End Varied Career". The Springfield Leader and Press. Springfield, Missouri. June 9, 1952. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Nee To Coach at Drury". The Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. August 12, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Right Spirit At Columbia". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 14, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Drury Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Drury University. p. 19. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "D. M. Nee Resigned as Coach at Drury". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. March 19, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Dan M. Nee at Find a Grave