Nels Peterson
Nelson Lane Peterson
Born: September 22, 1913
Weston, WV USA
Deceased: December 4, 1990
Broward County, FL
Position: B
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 179
College: West Virginia Wesleyan
High School: Weston (WV)
Career: 1937-1938
Nels Peterson played from 1937 to 1938 during his career with the Cleveland Rams and Washington Redskins. Peterson ran for 78 yards in his career on 23 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 43 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 32 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 23 | 78 | 3.4 | 32 | 1 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1937 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 1938 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 7 | 2 |
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