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Whittier College

Hall of Fame

Harold Nelson

Harold Nelson

  • Class
  • Induction
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Baseball

Howard attended Monrovia-Arcadia Duarte High.

  • After one Semester at Citrus Junior College enrolled at Whittier College.

  • Won 3 Varsity Letters in Football as Fullback, Halfback and Punter

  • On 2 Championships Teams

  • Chosen Most Valuable Player in 1936

  • All Conference SCIAC in 1934 and 1935

  • Earned 3 Varsity Letters in Baseball as Pitcher

  • Captain of 1936 Team

  • M.S 1939 Whittier College

  • Employed by U.S Department of Agriculture since 1936

  • Spent first 10 years at U.S Entomological Laboratory in Whittier

  • Has served in Many Parts of United States

  • Author of Many articles for the USDA and for several Technical and Non Technical Agricultural Publications and Journals

  • He is a noted authority on Insects that Attack Agricultural Commodities

 

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