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Assistant Coaches
Malcolm Nelson is entering
his second season as a member of
the Livingstone football coaching
staff. Nelson will be responsible
for the team’s running backs this
season.
Nelson got his coaching
start in 2004 at Fort Mill High
School in Fort Mill, South Carolina
where he coached the wide receivers
on the 9th Grade team.
After Fort Mill, Nelson
spent one year coaching the pop
warner 11-12 year old team at the
South Park Youth Athletic Association
in Charlotte, NC.
In January of 2007, Nelson
started at three-year stint at
Charlotte Olympic High School in
Charlotte, NC. Nelson coached the
team’s wide receivers and two of
his players received scholarships
to play football at West Virginia
Wesleyan University. While at
Olympic High School, Nelson also
Malcolm Nelson
Running Backs / Director of Football Operations
Second Season • Kent State ‘95
coached with the Carolina Speed
of the American Indoor Football
Association, during the offseason.
Nelson was the team’s special
teams coordinator and also coached
the wide receivers.
Immediately prior to coaching
at Livingstone, Nelson was the
quarterbacks and wide receivers
coach at North Gaston High School
in Dallas, NC. Nelson made great
strides in improving the passing
game at Gaston and had two wide
receivers voted to the All-Conference
team.
During his fi rst year at Livingstone,
Nelson was responsible
for coaching the defensive line and
was also the team’s video coordinator.
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At the beginning of his
second year with the Blue Bears,
Nelson got the opportunity to
coach with the fi ve-time Super
Bowl Champion Pittsburg Steelers.
Nelson was the recipient of
the Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship
and for three weeks coached with
the Steelers special teams, working
directly under their Special Team
Coordinator.
As part of the fellowship,
Nelson coached the Steelers during
three weeks of training camp which
also included two preseason games.
Nelson, far left, coached with the Pittsburg Steelers for three weeks during
the preseason as part of the Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship.