Al Nelson
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| Position: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35 | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 9 / Pick: 72 (By the Buffalo Bills) | ||||||
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Albert "Al" Nelson (born October 27, 1943) is a former professional
On September 26, 1971, in the first Eagles game at the newly-opened Veterans Stadium, Nelson scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a then-record 102-yard return of a missed field goal by Dallas Cowboys kicker Mike Clark. It was the Eagles' only score of the contest in a lopsided 42-7 loss.[1] The previous holder of the record was his coach at the time Jerry Williams. In the previous off-season, the league had allowed missed field goals kicked into the end zone to be returned.
He is also a member of the Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
References
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – September 26, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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