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Dennis Nelson (American Football)
Dennis Ray Nelson (born February 9, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle for seven seasons with the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Nelson was a four-year football letter winner playing college football for the Illinois State Redbirds. He was a first-team Little All-American pick by the Associated Press on offense in 1968, a two-way all-conference tackle, and was selected in the third round of the 1969 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts. Nelson spent all of the 1969 season on the Colts' "taxi squad", only making the regular season roster in 1970 season.Mike Douchant and Joe Marcin (eds.), ''Football Register: 1975 Edition.'' St. Louis, MO: ''The Sporting News,'' 1975; pp. 244-245. After playing in 1970 and 1971 in a reserve role, Nelson became a fixture of the offensive line for the next three years, starting in 41 of 42 games for the Colts.Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Offensive Tackle
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1970 Baltimore Colts Season
The 1970 Baltimore Colts season was the 18th season of the second Colts franchise in the National Football League (NFL). Led by first-year head coach Don McCafferty, the Colts finished the season with a regular season record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie to win the first AFC East title. The Colts completed the postseason in Miami with a victory over the Cowboys in Super Bowl V, their first Super Bowl title and fourth NFL championship ( 1958, 1959, 1968, and 1970). Season history In February 1970, head coach Don Shula departed after seven seasons for the Miami Dolphins, now in the same division, and offensive backfield coach McCafferty was promoted in early April. NFL draft Personnel Staff/Coaches Final roster Preseason Regular season Schedule Game summaries Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Illinois State Redbirds Football Players
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American Football Offensive Tackles
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Players Of American Football From Illinois
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People From Kewanee, Illinois
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Living People
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1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1976 Philadelphia Eagles Season
The 1976 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 44th in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dick Vermeil. The Eagles matched their 4–10 record from the previous season and failed to reach the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season. It was also the 10th straight season for Philadelphia in which they did not end the season with an above .500 record. Invincible The season was featured in the 2006 film '' Invincible''. The film was about wide receiver and special teamer Vince Papale, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, who was signed after receiving an invite to training camp after his success with the fledgling World Football League (WFL) team, the Philadelphia Bell. The film also feature the hiring of Dick Vermeil, portrayed by Greg Kinnear, and his first training camp with the team. The movie also showed multiple preseason games, as well as the Eagles' road game against the Dallas Cowboys and their first victory of the season ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Washington Redskins
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. Formerly known as the Washington Redskins, the franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932 Boston Braves (NFL) season, 1932. They became the Redskins in 1933 Boston Redskins season, 1933 and National Football League franchise moves and mergers, relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1937 Washington Redskins season, 1937. The Redskins name and logo was Washington Redskins name controversy, viewed as controversial for decades before it was retired in 2020 Washington Football Team season, 2020 as part of a List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests, wave of name changes during a United States racial unrest (2020–2023), period of racial unrest in the United States. The team played as the Washin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Taylor (American Football)
David Merritt Taylor (born October 17, 1949) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL draft. He played college football at Catawba and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team tackle on the 1972 Little All-America college football team. Taylor graduated from Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipa .... Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 5 December 2018. References External links< ...
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1975 NFL Draft
The 1975 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski. Player selections Round one Round two Round three Round four Round five Round six Round seven Round eight Round nine Round ten Round eleven Round twelve Round thirteen Round fourteen Round fifteen Round sixteen Round seventeen Notable undrafted players Hall of Famers * Walter Payton, running back from Jackson State, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
