Bill Nelsen

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Full Name: William Keith Nelsen	Primary Position: QB
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195	College: El Cerritos JC, University of Southern California
Birthdate: January 29, 1941	High School: El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Pro Experience: 10 years

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[edit] Biography

Bill Nelsen (William Keith Nelsen) was born on January 29, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. After going to high school at El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA), Nelsen attended El Cerritos JC and the University of Southern California. Nelsen made his professional debut in the NFL in 1963 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that 1969 was Bill Nelsen's best year, as he threw for 2743 yards and tossed 23 TDs.

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[edit] Passing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKD	SKY	RAT
1963	PIT	NFL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
1964	PIT	NFL	5	42	16	38.1	276	6.57	2	3	0	0	47.3
1965	PIT	NFL	12	270	121	44.8	1917	7.1	8	17	0	0	52.7
1966	PIT	NFL	5	112	63	56.3	1122	10.02	7	1	0	0	107.8
1967	PIT	NFL	8	165	74	44.8	1125	6.82	10	9	0	0	65.3
1968	CLE	NFL	14	293	152	51.9	2366	8.08	19	10	11	102	86.4
1969	CLE	NFL	14	352	190	54	2743	7.79	23	19	17	164	78.8
1970	CLE	NFL	12	313	159	50.8	2156	6.89	16	16	8	79	68.9
1971	CLE	NFL	14	325	174	53.5	2319	7.14	13	23	22	222	60.3
1972	CLE	NFL	4	31	14	45.2	141	4.55	0	3	3	29	19.1
10 year NFL career			90	1905	963	50.6	14165	7.44	98	101	61	596	70.2

[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1963	PIT	NFL	2	1	-6	-6	0	-6
1964	PIT	NFL	5	3	17	5.7	0	13
1965	PIT	NFL	12	26	84	3.2	1	21
1966	PIT	NFL	5	6	18	3	0	9
1967	PIT	NFL	8	9	-19	-2.1	0	11
1968	CLE	NFL	14	13	30	2.3	1	18
1969	CLE	NFL	14	5	-11	-2.2	0	3
1970	CLE	NFL	12	7	-4	-0.6	0	2
1971	CLE	NFL	14	13	-18	-1.4	0	1
1972	CLE	NFL	4	1	-2	-2	0	-2
10 year NFL career			90	84	89	1.1	2	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1963	PIT	NFL	2	1	1	0	0	0
1964	PIT	NFL	5	0	0	0	0	0
1965	PIT	NFL	12	6	0	0	0	0
1966	PIT	NFL	5	1	1	0	0	0
1967	PIT	NFL	8	7	3	0	0	0
1968	CLE	NFL	14	2	1	0	1	0
1969	CLE	NFL	14	8	3	0	0	0
1970	CLE	NFL	12	6	3	0	0	0
1971	CLE	NFL	14	10	5	0	-9	0
1972	CLE	NFL	4	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			90	41	17	0	-8	0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1963	PIT	NFL	2	0	0	0	0	0
1964	PIT	NFL	5	0	0	0	0	0
1965	PIT	NFL	12	1	-5	-5	0	-5
1966	PIT	NFL	5	0	0	0	0	0
1967	PIT	NFL	8	0	0	0	0	0
1968	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1969	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1970	CLE	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1971	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1972	CLE	NFL	4	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			90	1	-5	-5	0	0

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