Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 years before he was surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022).
Elected into the Basketball HOF in 2012
As a player:
1962-1963 Chicago Zephyrs
1963-1965 Los Angeles Lakers
1965-1976 Boston Celtics
As a coach:
1976 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1976-1988 Milwaukee Bucks
1988-1995 Golden State Warriors
1995-1996 New York Knicks
1997-2005 Dallas Mavericks
2006-2010 Golden State Warriors
As player:
5× NBA champion (1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)
No. 19 retired by Boston Celtics
Third-team All-American - AP, NABC, UPI (1962)
As coach:
3× NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992)
2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1992, 2002)
Sent him 2 cards on 4 Feb and got one back signed and a photo (he sent) signed on 4 Jun.
Mr Don Nelson
PO Box 1503
Kihei, HI 96753
Don Nelson Basketball H O F
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Re: Don Nelson Basketball H O F
Hi caappy 
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Would you have a scan of the picture and envelope you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.
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