{"id":126335,"date":"2026-05-10T19:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/steve-nurse-was-sixers-coach-nick-nurses-biggest-fan-and-the-kind-of-person-you-need\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:22:21","slug":"steve-nurse-was-sixers-coach-nick-nurses-biggest-fan-and-the-kind-of-person-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/steve-nurse-was-sixers-coach-nick-nurses-biggest-fan-and-the-kind-of-person-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Nurse was Sixers coach Nick Nurse\u2019s biggest fan and the kind of person you need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"flex border-b border-solid items-center justify-between mb-6 pb-5 border-b-neutral-light-charcoal-gray\">\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 self-stretch\"><button class=\"audio-paywall-trigger bg-transparent flex gap-2 items-center cursor-pointer\"><span class=\"font-grot10 text-3.5 font-semibold not-italic leading-4 text-primary\">Listen to article<!-- --> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2022<\/span>\u00a0<time>0:00<!-- --> min<\/time><\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Feedback\" class=\"bg-transparent cursor-pointer flex\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\/><audio><track kind=\"captions\" class=\"hidden\"\/><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\"><a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/nick-nurse\">Nick Nurse<\/a> was years away from coaching in the NBA but that didn\u2019t matter to his older brother Steve, who was his little brother\u2019s biggest fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cI was in Steve\u2019s room once and his brother wasn\u2019t even a bag of chips,\u201d said Mark Farley. \u201cBut Steve would watch everything. He was in the C League or the D League and Steve would talk about that. He was as proud about those wins as he was about when Nick won the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Steve Nurse, the older brother of the Sixers coach and a longtime equipment manager at the University of Northern Iowa who went to church every morning and loved the Chicago Cubs, died April 29. He was 62.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse was four years older than the Sixers coach, making him like a mentor to his younger brother. Nick Nurse said before he had a coach, he had a brother. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cWe were inseparable as kids,\u201d Nick said. \u201cWe did everything together, whether that be us out fishing, him tossing me batting practice at the park, him rebounding for me, he was always looking out for me. With Steve, before I had a coach, I had an older brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse was an assistant equipment manager before graduating from Northern Iowa in 1988 with a degree in recreation administration and a minor in business. He was on the equipment staff as a student when Nick Nurse was on the basketball team. The brothers even roomed together. They were inseparable, Nick Nurse said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse took a job in retail before returning in 1993 as the school\u2019s equipment manager, overseeing everything a student athlete needed to play. He washed the uniforms, ordered helmets, and purchased sneakers. Mr. Nurse did the work that rarely gets attention and he never sought recognition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/sixers-nick-nurse-brother-funeral-nba-playoffs-knicks-20260505.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Nick Nurse away from Sixers Tuesday to attend brother\u2019s funeral services<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cHe was our teammate,\u201d said Farley, Northern Iowa\u2019s football coach from 2001 to 2024. \u201cHe had everything set up for practices and gamedays. There\u2019s so much that Steve did for us to make sure we had a chance to win. It was all behind the scenes. No one knew he was doing it. \u2018Oh, here\u2019s the equipment guy. He just hands out stuff.\u2019 Nope. He did everything in his power to give us the best chance to win. He set it up, tore it back down, and packed it up after road games. The endless hours he put in. He was an unselfish person. You need a person like Steve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse had an office with a window where student athletes would come every day to pick up their shoulder pads, uniforms, and cleats. They always left with something more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cHe was really into the players,\u201d said Eldon Miller, Northern Iowa\u2019s basketball coach from 1986 to 1998. \u201cHis deal was to help them as much as he could. There was a kind word at the right time or a little push that you could do something. It was fun to have him around. He was such an important part of our staff and so important to the kids who played there, in all sports. He was a great Panther.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse brought eucharist to the sick in his parish, volunteered at a food pantry, sang in the choir and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Nurse recently started to make his own rosaries. The Knights had a meeting last week and posted a sign-up sheet for upcoming volunteer opportunities. Rev. James Ahenkora, the pastor of Our Lady\u2019s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, thought how quickly Mr. Nurse would\u2019ve signed his name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cHe was involved in so many different things with his church and his family, and his community, I don\u2019t know where he found the time to do everything he did,\u201d Nick said. \u201cBut it always ended up better because he was a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cI said in my homily that if I were to describe him in one sentence, he was a good man,\u201d said Ahenkora who was the priest at Mr. Nurse\u2019s funeral on May 5. \u201cHe was a man who loved God, a man who loved his family, a man who loved his church, and a man who loved his neighbors. In moments like this, nothing makes sense. A young person dies and we have a lot of questions on our mind. But Jesus says \u2018Don\u2019t let your heart be troubled. Have faith in God. So that\u2019s what can keep all of us going. Our faith in God. I stressed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse grew up in Carroll, Iowa, as one of nine children to Maury and Marcella Nurse. He met his wife, Lori, during college while working as a lifeguard, and they were married in 1988. The Nurses had two children, Rachel and Andrew. He was quick-witted, knew how to string a baseball glove, and lived by this motto: If you see someone without a smile, give them yours. Mr. Nurse loved the outdoors as he fished and camped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cSteve Nurse is what it\u2019s all about,\u201d Miller said. \u201cIt\u2019s someone who loves their job but isn\u2019t ostentatious about it. He was really involved with the players and trying to make sure they were excited. It went a lot further than equipment with Steve. He was into them psychologically in a very positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/knicks-bench-production-game-3-landry-shamet-quentin-grimes-jordan-clarkson-20260509.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Sixers\u2019 bench production falls way short in Game 3 loss to Knicks, continuing a season-long issue<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse died three days before his brother\u2019s team completed a stunning turnaround to knock off the Boston Celtics in the first round of the <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/nba-playoffs\">NBA Playoffs<\/a>. Mr. Nurse was a frequent presence at games, often traveling to see his brother coach when the Sixers were on the road. It was easy to wonder how proud Mr. Nurse would\u2019ve been after Game 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mr. Nurse\u2019s viewing was during Game 1 of the Sixers-Knicks series and his brother flew to Iowa the next morning for the funeral. The Sixers dedicated a game ball to Mr. Nurse after one of their wins against Boston but the coach never publicized his brother\u2019s death. He kept coaching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cI\u2019m here coaching,\u201d Nurse told reporters after returning from the funeral. \u201cMy brother would expect me to be. He was a huge fan. He wants us to go play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\"><i>In lieu of flowers, Mr. Nurse\u2019s family requested donations to the Ankeny Food Bank at <\/i><a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.impactcap.org\/donatenow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><i>https:\/\/www.impactcap.org\/donatenow<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/steve-nurse-nick-head-coach-biggest-fan-older-brother-northern-iowa-20260510.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min Nick Nurse was years away from coaching in the NBA but that didn\u2019t matter to his older brother Steve, who was his little brother\u2019s biggest fan. \u201cI was in Steve\u2019s room once and his brother wasn\u2019t even a bag of chips,\u201d said Mark Farley. \u201cBut Steve would watch everything. 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