Nate Simpson
Nathan Joseph Simpson
Born: November 30, 1954
Nashville, TN USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 189
College: Tennessee St.
High School: East (Nashville, TN)
Career: 1977-1979
Drafted: 1977 in Round 5, #122 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Nate Simpson played from 1977 to 1979 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Simpson ran for 497 yards in his career on 153 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 69 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 60 | 204 | 3.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 66 | 235 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 153 | 497 | 3.2 | 40 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 0 |
