Dennis Nelson (American football)
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | February 9, 1946 Kewanee, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Kewanee (IL) Wethersfield | ||||||
| College: | Illinois State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | ||||||
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Dennis Ray Nelson (born February 9, 1946) is a former professional American football player who played tackle for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Nelson was a four-year football letter winner at Illinois State University, a first-team Little All-American pick by the Associated Press on offense in 1968, a two-way all-conference tackle, and was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. He was a starting tackle in four of his six years with the Colts in the NFL, and was a member of the Colts' Super Bowl V winning team. He came out of retirement for one season to play for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976, and had his jersey retired by ISU on October 10, 1995.[1]
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