Karl Stuart Nelson (born June 14, 1960) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

offensive tackle who played professionally in the

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(NFL) for the New York Giants. He was a member of the 1986 Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI. He missed the 1987 season due to Hodgkin's disease. Nelson played college football at

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. He also served as a commentator on Giants radio broadcasts. Nelson currently resides with his wife, Inga, in Northern New Jersey where he works in the financial industry, and is an active advocate for various charities. His primary charity is Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon.

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1960 births Living people American football offensive tackles Iowa State Cyclones football players National Football League announcers New York Giants announcers New York Giants players People from DeKalb, Illinois Ed Block Courage Award recipients {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub

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