Facts: - sport: football - death place: tallahassee , florida - player team: ithaca - caption: '' '' nugent as florida state coach in the 1950s - bowl record: 0 & ndash ; 2 - death date: 19 january 2006 - coach team: hopewell hs -lrb- va -rrb- vmi florida state maryland - player years: 1930s - coach years: ? 1952 1953 & ndash ; 1958 1959 & ndash ; & 1965 ndash ; 1948 1949 & ndash ; - birth date: 24 february 1913 - name: tom nugent - overall record: 89 -lrb- college -rrb- & ndash ; 80 & ndash ; 3 - cfbdwid: 1763 - image: tom nugent.jpeg - birth place: lawrence , massachusetts - championships: 1 socon -lrb- 1951 -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tom nugent .
thomas n. '' tom '' nugent -lrb- february 24 , 1913 -- january 19 , 2006 -rrb- was an american college football coach and innovator , sportscaster , public relations man .he served as the head football coach at the virginia military institute , florida state university , and the university of maryland .his career record was 89 -- 80 -- 3 .nugent is credited with the development of the i formation .