Alex Nahigian

Alexander Nahigian

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 168 lbs. (in 1940)
• School College of the Holy Cross
• High School Medford High School, St. John's Prep

• Born April 3, 1919 in Medford, MA USA
• Died July 30, 2001

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Biographical Information

Alex Nahigian coached college baseball for over 30 years.

Nahigian starred in football and baseball in high school, but a heart condition ended his college football career. [1] He did play baseball for four years at Holy Cross. He played for (presumably semi-pro) Pawtucket Slaters in 1942-1945. Nahigian was hired as head football and baseball coach at East Senior High School in Pawtucket, RI in 1944. [2] He coached East for 15 years [3].

Nahigian played minor league ball for the Pawtucket Slaters in 1946-1947, Portland Pilots in 1947 and Providence Grays in 1948. In June 1949, he was hired as assistant football coach at Brown University [4] a job still held through 1972 [5]

Nahigian was hired as head coach at Providence College for 1960 and stayed through 1978. He was then head coach at Harvard University from 1979 to 1990. He was inducted into the Providence Hall of Fame in 2008.

Nahigian also had a long association with the collegiate summer Rutland Royals, playing for them in the late 30s and managing them in the late 40s.

additional source: 1/17/1940 Rutland Daily Herald

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1960	Providence College	6-7
1961	Providence College	7-5
1962	Providence College	10-5
1963	Providence College	10-5		CWS District Tournaments
1964	Providence College	13-9
1965	Providence College	12-5
1966	Providence College	6-15
1967	Providence College	7-6-1
1968	Providence College	11-5		CWS District Tournaments
1969	Providence College	9-7
1970	Providence College	11-9		CWS District Tournaments
1971	Providence College	5-14
1972	Providence College	13-9		CWS District Tournaments
1973	Providence College	23-6-1		CWS District Tournaments
1974	Providence College	17-9		CWS District Tournaments
1975	Providence College	21-9
1976	Providence College	14-15
1977	Providence College	13-19
1978	Providence College	17-10
1979	Harvard University	22-14	9-5
1980	Harvard University	24-12	10-4	CWS Regionals
1981	Harvard University	17-14	6-7
1982	Harvard University	17-16	9-9
1983	Harvard University	27-8-1	15-3-1	CWS Regionals
1984	Harvard University	28-6	14-3	CWS Regionals
1985	Harvard University	29-9	15-3
1986	Harvard University	19-11	10-8
1987	Harvard University	19-7	12-4
1988	Harvard University	16-18	9-9
1989	Harvard University	16-17-1	0-6
1990	Harvard University	15-20-1	9-9

Related Sites

• Providence HOF page