Tom Nugent was born on February 24, 1913 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Margaret "Peg". He died on January 19, 2006 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Was a college football head coach for 17 years, posting a 89-80-3 record before turning to broadcasting and public relations.
Credited with developing the I formation at Virginia Military Institute and later coached football at Florida State University and Maryland University.
A member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his innovations. Also, inducted into the halls of fame at Florida State University and New York's Ithaca College, where he won 10 letters in baseball, basketball, football, and track.
A captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Nugent served as a fitness trainer for officers heading overseas, and later as a director of entertainment at a base in Missouri.
Credited with creating the "typewriter" huddle where football players stood in two rows rather than a circle while plays were being called.