Nelson E. Townsend (May 16, 1941 – January 8, 2015) was a former American athletic director. Townsend served seven tenures as athletic director at four different universities: the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1976–1979 and 2003–2005), Delaware State University (1979–1986), Florida A&M University (1986–1987, 2005–2007, and 2014–2015 and the University at Buffalo (1987–1999). He was the University at Buffalo's first African American athletic director. At both Delaware State and Buffalo, Townsend was responsible for leading the athletic department to achieve full NCAA Division I status, as both schools transitioned from lower levels of NCAA hierarchy. Townsend was elected to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 1995.
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16 May 1941
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Died |
8 January 2015 (aged 73)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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