Jim Nesbitt (2001) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Jim Nesbitt

Induction:
2001
Class:
1968

One of the top track performers in Chippewa history ... twice an NAIA All-American and set the NAIA indoor record in winning the 880-yard run in 1968 ... finished sixth in the NCAA college outdoor championships in the 400 meters in '68 ... won five Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships and ran in the prestigious Miami Orange Bowl Invitational where he won the 440 and took second in the 220 ... won the 600-yard run at the MSU Relays ... lives in Bay City and has been the men's and women's cross country and track and field coach for the past 20 years at Saginaw Valley State University.