Carl Nery
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| Born: | June 17, 1917 Guard |
| NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 |
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Carl Nicholas Nery (June 17, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player.
Nery was born in
guard on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[3] He was also selected to play on the Eastern College All-Star team in the Fresh Air Fund game in September 1940.[4]
Nery was drafted by the
1940 NFL Draft and played for the Steelers during the 1940 and 1941 NFL seasons.[5][6] He appeared in 21 games for the Steelers.[1] He was paid $125 per game by the Steelers during the 1940 season and supplemented his income with construction jobs in the off-season. He was drafted into military service in August 1942.[7]
Nery died in 2007 in Scott, Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Pro Football Archives". Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walter Johns (1939-12-10). "South Dominates Captains' All-American". Wisconsin State Journal.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Carl Nery". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Steve Nery (July 26, 2006). "Life in the NFL just isn't the same". The Star Democrat.