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American football player (born 1941)

American football player

Benny Nelson

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Personal information

Born:

(1941-04-01) April 1, 1941 (age 83)
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

185 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school:

College:

NFL draft:

1964 / round: 5 / pick: 61

AFL draft:

1964 / round: 12 / pick: 94

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	14
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Benjamin Nelson (born April 1, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a halfback and defensive back for one season with Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) in 1964. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, serving as co-captain on the their 1963 team.

References

"Alabama Football | Bryant Museum". Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

v t e Alabama Crimson Tide rushing leaders
Holm (1937) Mosley (1938) Spencer (1939–40) J. Nelson (1941) Craft (1942) Gilmer (1944, 1946) Tew (1945, 1947) Salem (1948) Calvin (1949) Marlow (1950–52) Tharp (1953–54) Walls (1955) Comstock (1956) Loftin (1957) Bo. Jackson (1958) Trammell (1959–60) Fracchia (1961) Versprille (1962) B. Nelson (1963) Bowman (1964–65) Stabler (1966) Morgan (1967–68) Musso (1969–71) Bisceglia (1972) W. Jackson (1973) Culliver (1974) Davis (1975–77) Nathan (1978) Shealy (1979) Bi. Jackson (1980) Moore (1981–83) Carruth (1984) Jelks (1985) Humphrey (1986–87) Hill (1988) Stacy (1989, 1991) Anderson (1990) Lassic (1992) She. Williams (1993–94) Riddle (1995–96) C. Alexander (1997) S. Alexander (1998–99) Galloway (2000–01) Sha. Williams (2002–03) Darby (2004–06) Grant (2007) Coffee (2008) Ingram (2009–10) Richardson (2011) Lacy (2012) Yeldon (2013) Henry (2014–15) D. Harris (2016–18) N. Harris (2019–20) Robinson (2021) Gibbs (2022)

v t e Houston Oilers 1964 AFL draft selections
Scott Appleton Charley Taylor Billy Truax Bobby Crenshaw Ode Burrell John Varnell Sid Blanks Dave Wilcox Ezell Seals Jerry Burton Sammy Odom Owen De Janovich Benny Nelson Ken Henson Pat Crain Bill Munson Dick Leeuwenburg Bob Nichols Carl Robinson Pete Jaquess Jerry Cole Ed Kesler Jimmy Whitehead John Garrett Dick Bowe Alex Zenko

v t e Detroit Lions 1964 NFL draft selections
Pete Beathard Matt Snorton Pat Batten Gerry Philbin Wally Hilgenberg Benny Nelson John Hilton Bill Parcells Wayne Rasmussen Larry Hand Glenn Holton Don Hyne Warren Wells John Miller Doug Bickle Roger LaLonde Allan Robinson Joe Provenzano Willis Langley Bruce Zellmer Steve Barilla

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