Walt NielsenNielsen, Walter RingHeight: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: February 4, 1917 Los Angeles, CA Died: September 22, 2006 Tucson, AZ High School: Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Arizona | Freshmen Team |
| 1936 | Arizona | Lettered |
| 1937 | Arizona | Lettered |
| 1938 | Arizona | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (10th overall) 1939 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | 39 | FB-HB | 11 | 5 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 8 | BB-LDH | 8 | 5 |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 8 | 5 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1938 | 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 6/19/1939 | 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL |
| Released | 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | |
| Allocated | 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | |
| Free Agent | 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | |
| Recalled from Farm Team | 6/15/1940 | 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1941 | 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 0 | 37 | ||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
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