Gerry NesbittNesbitt, Gerald NelsonPosition: FB Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Born: March 3, 1932 Big Sandy, TX Died: April 27, 2023 Little Rock, AR High School: Big Sandy (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Arkansas | Ineligible |
| 1955 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1956 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1957 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 27th round (321st overall) 1956 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU | 81 | LB-FB-P | 13 | |
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 81 | FB-P | 14 | |
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 14 | LB-DB | 10 | |
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 14 | LB | 13 | |
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 50 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1956 | 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1/6/1958 | 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU |
| Retired | 7/2/1962 | 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU | 48 | 264 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 28 | 179 | 6.4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 |
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU | 51 | 1811 | 35.5 | 57 | - | |||||||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 24 | 923 | 38.5 | 48 | 1 | - | ||||||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 49 | 2016 | 41.1 | 63 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 45 | 1778 | 39.5 | 64 | 1 | - | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 169 | 6528 | 38.6 | 64 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 1 | - | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 1 | - | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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