BILL NELSENNelsen, William KeithHeight: 6-0 Weight: 195 Born: January 29, 1941 Los Angeles, CA Died: April 11, 2019 Orlando, FL High School: El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | El Cerritos JC | |
| 1960 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1961 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1962 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 10th round (136th overall) 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 14 | QB | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 14 | QB | 5 | 0 |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 14 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 14 | QB | 5 | 5 |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 14 | QB | 8 | 5 |
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 16 | QB | 14 | 11 |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 16 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | 16 | QB | 4 | 1 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 90 | 74 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/3/1962 | 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 6/8/1963 | 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL |
| Traded | 5/14/1968 | 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL |
| Injured Reserve? | 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | |
| Retired | 1/20/1973 | 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 9 | -19 | -2.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 13 | -18 | -1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 84 | 89 | 1.1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 42 | 16 | 38.1 | 23 | 276 | 6.6 | 17.3 | 44 | 2 | 4.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 5 | 47 | 47.3 | |||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 270 | 121 | 44.8 | 132 | 1917 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 87t | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 42 | 333 | 52.7 | |||
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 112 | 63 | 56.3 | 48 | 1122 | 10.0 | 17.8 | 68t | 7 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 15 | 141 | 107.8 | |||
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 165 | 74 | 44.8 | 82 | 1125 | 6.8 | 15.2 | 58t | 10 | 6.1 | 9 | 5.5 | 22 | 186 | 65.3 | |||
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 293 | 152 | 51.9 | 131 | 2366 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 87 | 19 | 6.5 | 10 | 3.4 | 11 | 102 | 86.4 | |||
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 352 | 190 | 54.0 | 143 | 2743 | 7.8 | 14.4 | 82t | 23 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 17 | 164 | 78.8 | |||
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 313 | 159 | 50.8 | 138 | 2156 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 78t | 16 | 5.1 | 16 | 5.1 | 8 | 79 | 68.9 | |||
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 325 | 174 | 53.5 | 128 | 2319 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 53t | 13 | 4.0 | 23 | 7.1 | 22 | 222 | 60.3 | |||
| 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 14 | 141 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 19.1 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1905 | 963 | 50.6 | 841 | 14165 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 87t | 98 | 5.1 | 101 | 5.3 | 146 | 1314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 17 | 0 | 17 | -8 | 0 |
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