Nels Greene
Nelson Greene "Nellie"
Born:
St. Lambert, QC
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Ottawa Jr.
High School: Saint-Lambert (QC)
Career: 1947-1954
Nels Greene played from 1947 to 1954 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Greene ran for 794 yards in his career on 166 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 134 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 75 | 415 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 45 | 177 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 33 | 164 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 166 | 794 | 4.8 | 13 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 17 | 2 |
Punting:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 32 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1948 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1950 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1952 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1948 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11 | |
| 1950 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | |
| 1951 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 |
