For other people with similar names, see Bill Nelson.
American football player
Bill Nelsen
Nelsen as a USC player
No. 14, 16
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1941-01-29)January 29, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:
April 11, 2019(2019-04-11) (aged 78) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:
El Rancho (Pico Rivera, California)
College:
USC
NFL draft:
1963 / Round: 10 / Pick: 136
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1963–1967)
Cleveland Browns (1968–1972)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (1968)
Pro Bowl (1969)
Cleveland Browns Legends
National champion (1962)
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards:
14,165
TD–INT:
98–101
Passer rating:
70.2
Coaching stats at PFR
William Keith Nelsen (January 29, 1941 – April 11, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before playing professionally for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership and willingness to play with pain, enduring a series of knee injuries during the course of his career. He later served as an assistant coach with four NFL teams.
William Keith Nelsen (January 29, 1941 – April 11, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League...
Plain Dealer's Browns History Database, last Retrieved February 7, 2008 Bill Levy, Return to Glory: The Story of the Cleveland Browns, (The World Publishing...
Eastern Conference title. The Browns were coached by Blanton Collier; BillNelsen was the starting quarterback and Gary Collins and Paul Warfield were...
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another win over the Arizona Cardinals, Hodges struggled against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football on December 15, 2019, throwing for 202 yards, 1...
the 2nd straight year thanks to an 8-game winning streak. Quarterback BillNelsen replaced Frank Ryan as the starting quarterback prior to week 4 of their...
Dawson led the Chiefs to an 11–2–1 record and a 31–7 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFL Championship Game, earning his team the honor of representing...
by head coach Mike Tomlin. In his first career start against the Buffalo Bills, Pickett completed 34 of 51 passes for 327 yards and an interception in...
game. On November 30, 2014, Manziel entered the game against the Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter after an ineffective performance by Hoyer. Manziel...
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future NFL standout, Joe Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills. Bradshaw's Steelers defeated Ferguson's Bills in a 1974 divisional playoff game. Bradshaw decided...
original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Forster, Dave; Burke, Bill; Tucker, Kyle (May 26, 2007). "Is Michael Vick friendly to a fault?". The...
Jim Ninowski (1962–1963, 1965) Frank Ryan (1962–1968) Gary Lane (1967) BillNelsen (1968–1972) Mike Phipps (1970–1976) Don Gault (1970) Brian Sipe (1974–1983)...
Karla Nelsen (born December 9, 1965) is a former amateur female bodybuilder (fbb) from the United States. Nelsen grew up in Pine City, Minnesota. That...
December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Connelly, Bill; Benne, Jon (December 2, 2017). "Oklahoma rolls to Big 12 title with 41–17...
expert Mel Kiper, Jr. heavily criticized their decision. This led to Colts GM Bill Tobin responding on television by asking "Who in the hell is Mel Kiper" and...
Jim Ninowski (1962–1963, 1965) Frank Ryan (1962–1968) Gary Lane (1967) BillNelsen (1968–1972) Mike Phipps (1970–1976) Don Gault (1970) Brian Sipe (1974–1983)...
for the team from 2011 to 2012. He later became a coach with the Buffalo Bills, serving as their quarterbacks coach and eventually offensive coordinator...
with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988–1989). He served mainly as a back-up to Bill Kenney in Kansas City starting only 24 of 40 possible games and completing...
head coach Blanton Collier, running back Leroy Kelly, and quarterback BillNelsen. This was the Browns' tenth NFL championship game appearance since joining...
Browns brought back the brown pants in their home game against the Buffalo Bills on October 3, 2013, on Thursday Night Football, pairing them with the brown...
received a scholarship to the University of Colorado. Playing under coach Bill McCartney, he became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in school history...
round selection in 1985 and sixth selection in 1986 with the Buffalo Bills for the Bills' first pick in the 1985 supplemental draft, which paved the way for...
Bobby Layne (1958–1962) Rudy Bukich (1960–1961) Ed Brown (1962–1964) BillNelsen (1964–1967) Tommy Wade (1965) Ron C. Smith (1966) George Izo (1966) Kent...
defeats followed. In 1968, as a 32-year-old Ryan was benched in favor of BillNelsen, the Browns finished with a 10–4 record but lost to the Colts in the...
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