Bob Nelson

Nelson, Robert Cole
Position: C
Height: 6-1 Weight: 214
Born: January 30, 1920 Emberson, TX
Died: November 3, 1986 Fort Worth, TX
High School: Bryan (TX)

Year	College	Participation
1937	Baylor	Freshmen Team
1938	Baylor	Lettered
1939	Baylor	Lettered
1940	Baylor	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (35th overall) 1941 Detroit Lions

Military Service: United States Navy

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL	51	C-LB	9	2
1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL	24	G		0
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL	22	C-LB	9	4
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	22	C-LB-K	11	9
1947 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1947 LA AAFC	22	RLB-C	14	14
1948 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1948 LA AAFC	22	C-LB	14	14
1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC	22	C	12	11
1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1950 BAL NFL	28	C	3	0
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU	34	C	5
7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL			72	54
1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL			5

Team	Date	Transaction
1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL	12/10/1940	Draft
1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL		Signed
1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL		Free Agent
1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL		Signed
1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL		Free Agent
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL		Signed
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL		Free Agent
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	1/24/1946	Signed
1947 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1947 LA AAFC
1948 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1948 LA AAFC
1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC	6/1/1950	Free Agent
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL		Signed
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL	9/11/1950	Released
1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1950 BAL NFL	9/11/1950	Assigned on Waivers
1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1950 BAL NFL	10/3/1950	Released
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU		Signed
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU		Released

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL	0	1			-	-	-	0			-	0	1
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL	0	0	0		-	-	-	1	4	25.0	-	0	3
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	0	3	5	60.0	-	-	-	2	6	33.3	-	0	9
1947 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1947 LA AAFC	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC	0	34	35	97.1	-	-	-	3	6	50.0	-	0	43
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	37	40	92.5	-	-	-	6	16	37.5	-	0	67

FIELD GOALS	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	MADE	ATT	PCT	BL	LG
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL	0/3	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	4	25.0	0	26
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	1/	0/	1/	0/	0/	2	6	33.3		36
1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC	1/	1/	0/	1/	0/	3	6	50.0		43
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2/3	2/1	1/0	1/0	0/0	6	16	37.5	0	43

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1948 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1948 LA AAFC	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0	0	0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL	1	41	41.0	41	0
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	1	5	5.0	5	0
1947 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1947 LA AAFC	2	52	26.0	34t	1
1948 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1948 LA AAFC	1	0	0.0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6	98	16.3	41	1

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1946 LA AAFC	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0