Sliv Nemzek

Sliv Nemzek
Biographical details
Born(1895-10-11)October 11, 1895
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1958(1958-05-28) (aged 62)
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1916North Dakota State
Baseball
1915–1917North Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Moorhead Normal
1920North Dakota State (assistant)
1923–1940Moorhead Normal / State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1941Moorhead Normal / State

Alexander Jerome "Sliv" Nemzek (October 11, 1895 – May 29, 1958) was an American college football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Minnesota State University–Moorhead in 1919 and again from 1923 to 1940.[1] Nemzek served in both the World War One and World War Two. He would remain a prominent figure in the Fargo-Moorhead area and served as Mayor of Moorhead.[2]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alex (Sliv) Nemzek, Former Moorhead Mayor, Dies at 62". The Forum. May 29, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved November 3, 2025.