In January 1958 , Nagel was named head coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , then a member of the Skyline Conference . Just 30 years old with four young children , he was the youngest major college head coach at the time ; he succeeded Jack Curtice , who left after eight seasons for Stanford University . Nagel 's salary in 1958 was $ 12,000 , a twenty percent increase from his previous position . Utah had won the conference title in 1957 with junior quarterback Lee Grosscup and sophomore safety Larry Wilson , a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Curtice accepted the Stanford job two weeks earlier , but delayed his departure until March to assist Nagel with the transition
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Skyline Conference (1938–1962)
Ray Nagel