Sliv Nemzek
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1895 Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1958 (aged 62) Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | North Dakota State |
| Baseball | |
| 1915–1917 | North Dakota State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Moorhead Normal |
| 1920 | North Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1923–1940 | Moorhead State |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1941 | Moorhead State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1941 | Moorhead State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–51–17 (football) 106–138 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 IAC (1924–1925, 1928–1930) 2 NTCC (1932, 1935) | |
Alexander Jerome "Sliv" Nemzek Jr. (October 11, 1895 – May 28, 1958) was an American college football and college basketball coach and local politician. He served as the head football coach at Moorhead State Teachers College—renamed from Moorhead Normal School in 1921, and now known as Minnesota State University–Moorhead—in 1919 and again from 1923 to 1940, compiling a record of 65–51–17. He was also the head basketball coach at Moorhead State from 1923 to 1941, tallying a mark of 106–138.[1]
Nemzek was born on October 11, 1895, in Moorhead, Minnesota. He attended Moorhead High School, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Nemzek then attended North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University—where he was a member of the football and baseball teams.[2] He served in both World War I and World War II. After returning from the Second World War, he remained a prominent figure in the Fargo–Moorhead area, and served as mayor of Minnesota from 1948 to 1949. Nemzek died on May 28, 1958, in Moorhead, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage two days prior.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhead Normal (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Moorhead Normal | 2–2 | |||||||
| Moorhead State Dragons (Interstate Athletic Conference) (1923–1931) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Moorhead State | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Moorhead State | 5–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Moorhead State | 1–2–4 | 1–0–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1926 | Moorhead State | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Moorhead State | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Moorhead State | 4–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Moorhead State | 5–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1930 | Moorhead State | 5–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Moorhead State | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| Moorhead State Dragons (Northern Teachers College Conference) (1932–1940) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Moorhead State | 2–5 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933 | Moorhead State | 2–4–2 | 0–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1934 | Moorhead State | 4–2–1 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Moorhead State | 6–2 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1936 | Moorhead State | 4–3 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Moorhead State | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Moorhead State | 0–6–1 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1939 | Moorhead State | 4–3–1 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Moorhead State | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Moorhead Normal/State: | 65–51–17 | ||||||||
| Total: | 65–51–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "MSUM MBB Record Book" (PDF). Minnesota State University Moorhead. p. 3. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 593. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Alex (Sliv) Nemzek, Former Moorhead Mayor, Dies at 62". The Fargo Forum and Daily Tribune, Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. May 29, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Minnesota State University Moorhead Football History; Year-By-Year Results (Since 1900)". Minnesota State University Moorhead. Retrieved December 18, 2025.