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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
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 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
| 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 |
| 1957 | 24 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 25 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 8 | 199 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1959+ | 26 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 28 | BAL | LS | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 29 | BAL | LS | 14 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963 | 30 | BAL | LS | 13 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 31 | NYG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 33 | 378 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 yrs | IND | 89 | 0 | 32 | 365 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1961 | 28 | BAL | LS | 14 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4.8 | 19 | |||||
| 1962 | 29 | BAL | LS | 14 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 11.0 | 22 | |||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 42 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 25 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1959+ | 26 | BAL | LS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 30 | BAL | LS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
1st-team All-Pro |
Non-Offensive TDs |
Interceptions |
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Intercept. Ret. TD |
Long Intercep. Return |
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)
All-Pro Teams
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1958 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1958 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1958 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1959 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1959 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1959 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |