Benny Nelson
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| Position: | Halfback / Defensive Back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 1, 1941 Gadsden, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| College: | Alabama |
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 5 / pick: 61 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
James Benjamin Nelson (born April 1, 1941) is a former American football halfback and defensive back. He played one season for the AFL's Houston Oilers in 1964. Nelson was co-captain on the 1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.[1]
who Forrest Gump portrays as the Alabama half back who made the 1963 all American team.
References
- ^ "Alabama Football | Bryant Museum". Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Huntsville, Alabama
- American football halfbacks
- American football defensive backs
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
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- American Football League players
- American football defensive back, 1940s birth stubs