Charles Melvin "Chick" Justice (January 26, 1909 – February 26, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach of the

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, compiling a record of 6–0. Justice played

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as a

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at the University of Nebraska from 1929 to 1931. He came to the University of New Hampshire in 1937 as line coach under fellow Nebraska alumnus George Sauer. From 1956 to 1976, he worked for the United States Atomic Energy Commission as the chief of industrial relations. Justice died in

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, on February 26, 1981.

Head coaching record

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