Post-playing Career
In 1980, Nelson was named a coach for Texas Christian University's baseball team. The following season, he returned to the majors as a coach for the Chicago White Sox, where he remained until 1984. Over the next two-plus decades would work in various capacities for the Oakland Athletics (Director of Instruction, 1986-1987), Montreal Expos (minor league baserunning instructor, 1990-1991), Cleveland Indians (1992-1997), and Milwaukee Brewers (minor league outfield instructor, 2001-2002, first base coach, 2003-2006).
Nelson is currently a pregame analyst for the Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin. He is also the Director of Milwaukee Brewers Alumni Relations. His previous experience as a sportscaster was on Kansas City Royals telecasts in 1979, on Chicago Cubs radio broadcasts from 1988-1989, and on Cleveland Indians radio broadcasts from 1998-1999. Nelson also sits on the board of directors for Open Arms Home for Children, a non-profit organization that provides homes to orphaned children affected by the AIDS pandemic in South Africa.
On May 26, 2012 Nelson was inducted into the Compton Community College Athletics Hall of Fame, under the category of Baseball.
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