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  • Roger Nelson (Canadian football)
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  • Roger Nelson (May 8, 1932 - July 29, 1996) is a former American and Canadian football offensive tackle and guard. He played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967 and was a part of two Grey Cup winning teams for the Eskimos. Nelson played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. Nelson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986, the Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour in 1987, and, as part of the 1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos football teams, the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in 2007.
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coaching teams
  • Edmonton Eskimos
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Number
  • 66
Birth Date
  • 1932-05-08
NFLDraftedPick
  • 164
CFHOF
  • nelsonroger
Name
  • Roger Nelson
  • Nelson, Roger
NFLDraftedTeam
NFLDraftedRound
  • 14
Height in
  • 1
Date of Death
  • 1996-07-29
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 225
NFLDraftedYear
  • 1954
Import
  • yes
College
Awards
death date
  • 1996-07-29
playing teams
Place of Birth
Honours
  • * All-Western Offensive tackle * Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour
playing years
Height ft
  • 6
Career Highlights
  • * Grey Cup champion
Position
  • Guard
  • Offensive tackle
CFHOFYear
  • 1986
Date of Birth
  • 1932-05-08
Short Description
  • Player of American and Canadian football
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  • Roger Nelson (May 8, 1932 - July 29, 1996) is a former American and Canadian football offensive tackle and guard. He played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967 and was a part of two Grey Cup winning teams for the Eskimos. Nelson played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. Nelson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986, the Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour in 1987, and, as part of the 1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos football teams, the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in 2007. His son, Mark Nelson, played for the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders between 1980 and 1986 and has coached in both college football and the Canadian Football League. His grandson, Kyle Nelson, plays tight end for the New Mexico State Aggies college football team.