Julius Nufer
Julius Jeremiah Nufer, also referred to as Julius Jerry Nufer, James J. Nufer, and Jimmie Nufer, was an American track and field athlete and coach, college football and college basketball coach, and athletics administrator.
Nufer was born on April 7, 1879. He attended Albion College in Albion, Michigan, where competed in track as a hurdler and sprinter. He set an Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association record in the 100-yard dash with a time of 10.2 seconds. In the fall of 1903, Nufer was appointed athletic director and coach at Albion. He led the 1903 Albion Methodists football team to a record of 3–3–2 before resigning from his post at the school in December of that year.
Nufer died on June 25, 1949, in Whitehall, Michigan.