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Robert Nelson

Robert Cole Nelson

Position: C-T-DT-LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1920 in Paris, TX
College: Baylor

Career AV: 1 (11373rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (35th overall) of the 1941 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1941 21 DET 9 2
1945 25 DET C 9 7 4 1 25.0%
1946 26 LAD C 10 6 6 2 33.3% 5 3 60.0%
1947 27 LAD C 14 12
1948 28 LAD C 14 14
1949 29 LAD C 12 11 6 3 50.0% 35 34 97.1%
1950 30 BAL 28 3 0 1
Career 71 52 16 6 37.5% 40 37 92.5% 1
4 yrs LDA 50 43 12 5 41.7% 40 37 92.5%
2 yrs DET 18 9 4 1 25.0%

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1941 21 DET 9 2 1 41 0 41
1945 25 DET C 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1946 26 LAD C 10 6 1 5 0 5
1947 27 LAD C 14 12 2 52 1 32
1948 28 LAD C 14 14 1 0 0 0
Career 71 52 6 98 1 41 0 1 0 0
4 yrs LDA 50 43 4 57 1 32
2 yrs DET 18 9 2 41 0 41 0 1 0 0

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1947 27 LAD C 14 12 3 61 20.3 1 0 0.2 4.4 61 1 0
1948 28 LAD C 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 -7 0 0
Career 71 52 3 61 20.3 1 0 0.0 0.9 1 -7 0 0 -7.0 -0.1 0.0 54 1 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1946 26 LAD C 10 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 71 52 1 0 0 0 0.0 54

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1945 25 DET C 9 7 1 3
1946 26 LAD C 10 6 3 2 9
1947 27 LAD C 14 12 1 1 2 12
1949 29 LAD C 12 11 34 3 43
Career 71 52 1 1 2 37 6 67
4 yrs LDA 50 43 1 1 2 37 5 64
2 yrs DET 18 9 1 3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Points Scored

1949 AAFC 43 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1947 AAFC 1 (5)

Extra Pt Made

1949 AAFC 34 (2)

Extra Pt Att

1946 AAFC 5 (10)
1949 AAFC 35 (2)

Total Field Goals Made

1945 NFL 1 (8)
1946 AAFC 2 (8)
1949 AAFC 3 (5)

Field Goals Att

1945 NFL 4 (6)
1946 AAFC 6 (9)
1949 AAFC 6 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1947 AAFC 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1947 AAFC 32 (9)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1946AAFC: 1st Team All-AAFC
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 1st Team All-AAFC
1947AAFC: 1st Team All-AAFC
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AAFC
1948AAFC: 1st Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AAFC
1949NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AAFC