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Andy Nelson
Andrew Vaughn Nelson
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: May 27, 1933 in Athens, AL
College: Memphis
Career AV: 61 (851st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 11th round (126th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1957 | 24 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 25 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 199 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| 1959+ | 26 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 28 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 29 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1963 | 30 | BAL | LS | 80 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 26 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 31 | NYG | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 33 | 378 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CLT | 89 | 0 | 32 | 365 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1961 | 28 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4.8 | 19 | |||||
| 1962 | 29 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 11.0 | 22 | |||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 42 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1958 | 25 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1959+ | 26 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 30 | BAL | LS | 80 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| 1958 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1959 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1960 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL |
| 1961 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL |