Gerry Nesbitt
Gerald Nelson Nesbitt
Born: March 3, 1932
Big Sandy, TX
Deceased: April 27, 2023
Little Rock, AR
Position: HB/P,FB/P
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
College: Arkansas
High School: Big Sandy (TX)
Career: 1958-1961
Gerry Nesbitt played from 1958 to 1961 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Nesbitt ran for 552 yards in his career on 93 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 72 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 48 | 264 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 28 | 179 | 6.4 | 25 | 2 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 93 | 552 | 5.9 | 25 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 51 | 1811 | 35.5 | 57 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 | 923 | 38.5 | 48 | 1 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 49 | 2016 | 41.1 | 63 | 3 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 45 | 1778 | 39.5 | 64 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 169 | 6528 | 38.6 | 64 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
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 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 1959 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1960 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 1961 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 |
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Honors
1960 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1961 - CFL CFL East All-Star
