William Keith Nelsen
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 29, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA
College: USC
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 10th round (136th overall) of the 1963 Draft
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored / 98 Regular Season and 3 Playoff TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1963 | 22 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 23 | PIT | 5 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 16 | 42 | 38.1 | 276 | 2 | 4.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 44 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 17.3 | 55.2 | 47.3 | ||||||
| 1965 | 24 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 2-10-0 | 121 | 270 | 44.8 | 1917 | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 87 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 15.8 | 159.8 | 52.7 | |||||
| 1966 | 25 | PIT | qb | 5 | 5 | 3-1-1 | 63 | 112 | 56.3 | 1122 | 7 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 68 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 17.8 | 224.4 | 107.8 | |||||
| 1967 | 26 | PIT | qb | 8 | 5 | 1-3-1 | 74 | 165 | 44.8 | 1125 | 10 | 6.1 | 9 | 5.5 | 58 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 15.2 | 140.6 | 65.3 | |||||
| 1968 | 27 | CLE | QB | 14 | 10 | 9-2-0 | 152 | 293 | 51.9 | 2366 | 19 | 6.5 | 10 | 3.4 | 87 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 169.0 | 86.4 | |||||
| 1969* | 28 | CLE | QB | 14 | 14 | 10-3-1 | 190 | 352 | 54.0 | 2743 | 23 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 82 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 195.9 | 78.8 | 17 | 164 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 1970 | 29 | CLE | QB | 12 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 159 | 313 | 50.8 | 2156 | 16 | 5.1 | 16 | 5.1 | 78 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 13.6 | 179.7 | 68.9 | 8 | 79 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 1971 | 30 | CLE | QB | 14 | 13 | 9-4-0 | 174 | 325 | 53.5 | 2319 | 13 | 4.0 | 23 | 7.1 | 53 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 13.3 | 165.6 | 60.3 | 22 | 222 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 6.3 |
| 1972 | 31 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 26 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 35.3 | 19.1 | 3 | 29 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 8.8 | |
| Career | 90 | 73 | 40-31-3 | 963 | 1905 | 50.6 | 14165 | 98 | 5.1 | 101 | 5.3 | 87 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 157.4 | 70.2 | 50 | 494 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | |||
| 5 yrs | CLE | 58 | 50 | 34-16-1 | 689 | 1314 | 52.4 | 9725 | 71 | 5.4 | 71 | 5.4 | 87 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 167.7 | 72.1 | 50 | 494 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 32 | 23 | 6-15-2 | 274 | 591 | 46.4 | 4440 | 27 | 4.6 | 30 | 5.1 | 87 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 16.2 | 138.8 | 66.1 |
Postseason record as starting QB: 1968: 1-1, 1969: 1-1, 1971: 0-1.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1963 | 22 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -3.0 | 0.5 | -6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 23 | PIT | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 24 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 26 | 84 | 1 | 21 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 79 | 1 | 6 |
| 1966 | 25 | PIT | qb | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1967 | 26 | PIT | qb | 8 | 5 | 9 | -19 | 0 | 11 | -2.1 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -19 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1968 | 27 | CLE | QB | 14 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 30 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1969* | 28 | CLE | QB | 14 | 14 | 5 | -11 | 0 | 3 | -2.2 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -11 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1970 | 29 | CLE | QB | 12 | 12 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -4 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1971 | 30 | CLE | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | -18 | 0 | 1 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -18 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1972 | 31 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 90 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 2 | 21 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 84 | 2 | 41 | |||
| 5 yrs | CLE | 58 | 50 | 39 | -5 | 1 | 18 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -5 | 1 | 26 | |||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 32 | 23 | 45 | 94 | 1 | 21 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 89 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1963 | 22 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 24 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 25 | PIT | qb | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 26 | PIT | qb | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 27 | CLE | QB | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 28 | CLE | QB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 29 | CLE | QB | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 30 | CLE | QB | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | -9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 90 | 73 | 41 | 17 | -8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CLE | 58 | 50 | 26 | 12 | -8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 32 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965 | 24 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 27 | CLE | QB | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 90 | 73 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CLE | 58 | 50 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 32 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |