Harold Nash

Infobox NFL PlayerCoach


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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1970|5|5
Birthplace=New Orleans, Louisiana
College=Louisiana-Lafayette
Position=Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Defensive back
player=yes
years=1993
1994-1995
1996-1999
1999-2003
2004
teams=New York Giants
Shreveport Pirates (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
coach=yes
coachingyears=2005-"present"
coachingteams=New England Patriots
(Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach)

Harold Nash, Jr. (born May 5, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was also a former defensive back in the Canadian Football League.

Playing career

Nash attended the then-University of Southewestern Louisiana, where he went from a walk-on defensive back in 1988 to being voted a permanent team captain by 1992. After spending training camp with the NFL's New York Giants in 1993, Nash moved to the CFL. He first joined the expansion Shreveport Pirates (1994-1995) who folded at the conclusion of the 1995 season. Nash later joined the Montreal Alouettes (1996-1999), but midway through the 1999 season, joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1999-2003) with whom he set a team record for all-time pass knockdowns. He played his final CFL season with the Edmonton Eskimos. In total, Nash recorded 367 tackles and 24 interceptions throughout his CFL career. He was also named a CFL All-Star three times.

Coaching career

After retiring from the CFL after their 2004 season, Nash joined the Patriots as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for their 2005 season.

External links

* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30930 New England Patriots profile]