A LEGEND INDEED! Hall of Fame football coach DON NEHLEN Coach Nehlen has left an indelible mark on WVU Football- and on WVU Medicine. He started the tradition of bringing players to visit sick children in the hospital and noticed that the kids needed more toys and activities to entertain them and let them be kids during their recovery. That resulted in the Gold-Blue Game, which has donated more than $790,000 to WVU Medicine Children's since Coach started it nearly 40 years ago. He has also been a champion of our Heart and Vascular and Stroke programs. Thank you, Coach Nehlen, for all you have done for our patients and our state, and congratulations on this well-deserved honor! WVUMedicine **** FWVUMedicine Children's WVUMedicine.org A LEGEND INDEED ! Hall of Fame football coach DON NEHLEN Coach Nehlen has left an indelible mark on WVU Football and on WVU Medicine . He started the tradition of bringing players to visit sick children in the hospital and noticed that the kids needed more toys and activities to entertain them and let them be kids during their recovery . That resulted in the Gold - Blue Game , which has donated more than $ 790,000 to WVU Medicine Children's since Coach started it nearly 40 years ago . He has also been a champion of our Heart and Vascular and Stroke programs . Thank you , Coach Nehlen , for all you have done for our patients and our state , and congratulations on this well - deserved honor ! WVUMedicine **** FWVUMedicine Children's WVUMedicine.org