John Peyton Garnett Nelson (June 13, 1873 â March 30, 1930) was an American college football coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Richmond CollegeâÂÂnow known as the University of RichmondâÂÂin Richmond, Virginia, for one season, in 1901, compiling a record of 1âÂÂ7.
A native of Richmond, Nelson attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball as a pitcher before graduating in 1895. He was hired to teach at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia in 1896. He also taught at St. Alban's School for Boys in Radford, Virginia and McGuire's University School in Richmond. Nelson graduated in 1900 from the Medical College of VirginiaâÂÂnow known as VCU School of MedicineâÂÂand was appointed a resident physician at St Luke's Hospital in Richmond.
Nelson died of bladder cancer, on March 30, 1930, at St Luke's Hospital. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.