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Darrin Nelson

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Full Name: Darrin Milo Nelson Primary Position: HB/RB/S
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/188 College: Stanford University
Birthdate: January 2, 1959 High School: Piux X (Downey, CA)
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Pro Experience: 11 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Receiving Stats
    • 2.3 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.4 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.5 Fumble Recovery Stats
    • 2.6 Passing Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Darrin Nelson (Darrin Milo Nelson) was born on January 2, 1959 in Sacramento, California. After going to high school at Piux X (Downey, CA), Nelson attended Stanford University. Nelson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1982 with the Minnesota Vikings. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that 1986 was Darrin Nelson's best year, as he ran for 793 yards, ran in 4 TDs, hauled in 53 receptions and had 593 receiving yards.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1982 MIN NFL 7 44 136 3.1 0 18
1983 MIN NFL 15 154 642 4.2 1 56t
1984 MIN NFL 15 80 406 5.1 3 39
1985 MIN NFL 16 200 893 4.5 5 37
1986 MIN NFL 16 191 793 4.2 4 42
1987 MIN NFL 10 131 642 4.9 2 72
1988 MIN NFL 13 112 380 3.4 1 27
1989 SDG NFL 9 36 197 5.5 0 28
1990 SDG NFL 14 3 14 4.7 0 5
1991 MIN NFL 16 28 210 7.5 2 29
1992 MIN NFL 16 10 5 0.5 0 9
11 year NFL career 152 1020 4442 4.4 18 0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1982 MIN NFL 7 9 100 11.1 0 22
1983 MIN NFL 15 51 618 12.1 0 68
1984 MIN NFL 15 27 162 6 1 17
1985 MIN NFL 16 43 301 7 1 25t
1986 MIN NFL 16 53 593 11.2 3 34
1987 MIN NFL 10 26 129 5 0 13
1988 MIN NFL 13 16 105 6.6 0 27
1989 SDG NFL 9 31 328 10.6 0 49
1990 SDG NFL 14 4 29 7.3 0 10
1991 MIN NFL 16 19 142 7.5 0 13
1992 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 152 286 2559 8.9 5 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1982 MIN NFL 7 6 132 22 33 0
1983 MIN NFL 15 18 445 24.7 50 0
1984 MIN NFL 15 39 891 22.8 47 0
1985 MIN NFL 16 3 51 17 26 0
1986 MIN NFL 16 3 105 35 40 0
1987 MIN NFL 10 7 164 23.4 42 0
1988 MIN NFL 13 9 210 23.3 30 0
1989 SDG NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1990 SDG NFL 14 4 36 9 26 0
1991 MIN NFL 16 31 682 22 50 0
1992 MIN NFL 16 29 626 21.6 53 0
11 year NFL career 152 163 3659 22.4 0 0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1982 MIN NFL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MIN NFL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MIN NFL 15 23 180 7.8 9 21 0
1985 MIN NFL 16 16 133 8.3 3 21 0
1986 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SDG NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 SDG NFL 14 3 44 14.7 0 33 0
1991 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 152 42 357 8.5 12 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1982 MIN NFL 7 2 0 0 -8 0
1983 MIN NFL 15 5 1 0 0 0
1984 MIN NFL 15 4 3 0 0 0
1985 MIN NFL 16 7 2 0 16 0
1986 MIN NFL 16 3 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN NFL 10 2 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN NFL 13 3 2 0 0 0
1989 SDG NFL 9 1 0 0 0 0
1990 SDG NFL 14 1 0 0 0 0
1991 MIN NFL 16 2 0 0 0 0
1992 MIN NFL 16 2 2 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 152 32 10 0 8 0

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1982 MIN NFL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MIN NFL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MIN NFL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SDG NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 SDG NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MIN NFL 16 1 1 100 25 25 1 0 0 0 158.3
1992 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 152 1 1 100 25 25 1 0 0 0 158.3

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