FRANK NELSONNelson, Dewey FrankHeight: 5-9 Weight: 166 Born: May 28, 1923 Salt Lake City, UT Died: February 19, 2002 Phoenix, AZ High School: Bingham (South Jordan, UT) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1946 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1947 | Utah | Lettered |
| Draft: 29th round (208th overall) 1948 New York Yankees; 20th round (179th overall) 1948 Boston Yanks |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 56 | LOH-LDH-QB-S-FB-LB | 11 | 4 |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 56 | S-ROH | 4 | 4 |
| 2 Years (NFL) | 15 | 8 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 26 | 86 | 3.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 7 | 71 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 | 19.1 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 7 | 71 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 | 19.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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