- Dick Nallin
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Richard F. Nallin 
Dick Nallin umpiring in 1925. Sport(s) Football, Baseball Biographical details Born February 26, 1877 Died September 7, 1956 (aged 79) Playing career 1898–1899 Villanova Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1899 Villanova Head coaching record Overall 7–2–1 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Richard F. "Dick" Nallin (February 26, 1877 – September 7, 1956) was the head football coach for the Villanova University Wildcats football team in 1899. He compiled a record of 7–2–1.
Nallin was also a Major League Baseball umpire from 1915–1932 for the American League. He umpired the 1923 World Series and 1931 World Series. During his umpiring career, he was home plate umpire for three no-hitters: Ernie Koob's on May 5, 1917, Bob Groom's the very next day, and Charlie Robertson's perfect game on April 30, 1922. As of the end of the 2010 season, only two other umpires have called balls and strikes for two no-hitters in the same month: Bill Dinneen in September, 1923 and Bill Deegan in May, 1977.
He was also the home-plate umpire during Ty Cobb's final game on September 11, 1928.
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank# Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1899) 1899 Villanova 7–2–1 Total: 7–2–1 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. Villanova Wildcats head football coaches Mike Murphy (1894) • James A. McDonald (1895–1896) • John F. Bagley (1897–1898) • Dick Nallin (1899) • John Powers & John J. Egan (1900) • John J. Egan (1901) • Richard Kelly & Timothy O'Rourke (1902) • Martin Caine (1903) • Fred Crolius (1904–1911) • Charles McGeehan (1912) • Thomas St. Germaine (1913) • Frank Sommers (1914–1915) • Edward Bennis (1916) • Thomas Reap (1917–1920) • Allie Miller (1921–1922) • Hugh McGeehan (1923) • Frank Sommers (1924) • Harry Stuhldreher (1925–1935) • Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1936–1942) • Jordan Olivar (1943–1948) • Jim Leonard (1949–1950) • Art Raimo (1951–1953) • Frank Reagan (1954–1958) • Frank Reagan & Joseph Rogers (1959) • Alexander F. Bell (1960–1966) • Jack Gregory (1967–1969) • Lou Ferry (1970–1974) • James C. Weaver # (1974) • Dick Bedesem (1975–1980) • No team (1981–1984) • Andy Talley (1985–)
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Categories:- 1877 births
- 1956 deaths
- Villanova Wildcats football coaches
- Villanova Wildcats football players
- Major League Baseball umpires
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1890s stubs
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