Al Nelson

American football player (born 1943)

For the sound engineer, see Al Nelson (sound engineer).

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American football player

Al NelsonNo. 26

Position:| Cornerback
Personal information
Born:|  (1943-10-27) October 27, 1943 (age 81)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:| Cincinnati
NFL draft:| 1965: 3rd round, 35th pick
AFL draft:| 1965: 9th round, 72
(By the Buffalo Bills)th pick
Career history

* Philadelphia Eagles (1965–1973)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 105

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Games started:| 27
Interceptions:| 19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Albert Nelson (born October 27, 1943) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was selected in the third round of the 1965 NFL draft. Nelson was also selected in the ninth round of the 1965 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.

On September 26, 1971, in the first Eagles game at the newly opened Veterans Stadium, Nelson scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a then-record 102-yard return of a missed field goal by Dallas Cowboys kicker Mike Clark. It was the Eagles' only score of the contest in a lopsided 42–7 loss.[1] The previous holder of the record was his coach at the time Jerry Williams. In the previous off-season, the league had allowed missed field goals kicked into the end zone to be returned. Nelson also returned a missed Lou Groza field goal attempt and ran it back for a 100-yard TD in a game against the Cleveland Browns on December 11, 1966 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia

He is also a member of the Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

## References

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1. ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – September 26, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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Philadelphia Eagles 1965 NFL draft selections

* Ray Rissmiller
* Al Nelson
* Fred Hill
* John Henderson
* John Huarte
* Gary Garrison
* Erwin Will
* Al Piraino
* Floyd Hudlow
* Rick Redman
* Louis James
* John Kuzniewski
* John Fouse
* Tom Longo
* Otis Taylor
* Jim Gray
* Dave Austin
* Bill Marcordes
* Charley Englehart
* Bob Shann

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Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL draft selections

* Jim Davidson
* Al Atkinson
* Dave Simmons
* Lance Rentzel
* Marty Schottenheimer
* Ray Rissmiller
* Al Nelson
* Chuck Mercein
* Floyd Hudlow
* Doug Goodwin
* Chuck Hurston
* Pete Mills
* Bob Timberlake
* Lyn Hart
* John Meyer
* Bruce Airheart
* John Henderson
* Ray Hinze
* Frank Marchlewski
* John Henry
* Ken Ambrusko
* Gary Lane
* John Kuzniewski
* Roger Davis
* Johnny Boyette
* John Strohmeyer
* J. R. Wilburn
* Charley King
* Earl Hawkins
* Sonny Odom
* Ray Johnson
* George Wilson

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