Andy Nelson
Andrew Vaughan Nelson
Born: May 27, 1933
Athens, AL USA
Deceased: September 12, 2025
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Memphis
High School: Athens (AL)
Career: 1957-1964
Drafted: 1957 in Round 11, #126 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Andy Nelson played from 1957 to 1964 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. Nelson intercepted 33 passes for 378 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 | 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 69 | 1 | 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 33 | 1 | 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 26 | 1 | 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
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| Totals | 33 | 378 | 11.5 | 69 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 | 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 | 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 10 | 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 9 |
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Honors
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
