Robert Nelson
Robert Cole Nelson
Born: January 30, 1920
Paris, TX USA
Deceased: November 3, 1986
Tarrant County, TX
Position: C-T-DT-LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 214
College: Baylor
High School: Bryan (TX)
Career: 1941-1951
Drafted: 1941 in Round 5, #35 overall by the Detroit Lions
Robert Nelson played from 1941 to 1951 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Dons and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Nelson caught 3 passes for 61 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for -7 yards in his career on 1 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | |||
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 9 |
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 35 | 34 | 97.1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 43 |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | ||
| AAFC | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 52 | |
| Totals | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 55 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 32 | 1 | |
| Totals | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 41 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 43 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 10 | 6 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 12 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 14 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 12 | 11 |
| 1950 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 |
Honors
1946 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1946 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1947 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (1st Team)
1947 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1947 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1948 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1948 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
