Bill Nelsen
William Keith Nelsen
Born: January 29, 1941
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: April 11, 2019
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: USC
High School: El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA)
Career: 1963-1972
Drafted: 1963 in Round 10, #136 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Nelsen played from 1963 to 1972 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Nelsen threw for 14,165 yards in his career, completing 963 of 1,905 passes with 98 touchdowns and 101 interceptions. He also ran for 89 yards in 84 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 16 | 38.1 | 276 | 6.6 | 2 | 4.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 44 | 47.3 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 270 | 121 | 44.8 | 1917 | 7.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 87 | 52.7 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 112 | 63 | 56.2 | 1122 | 10.0 | 7 | 6.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 68 | 107.8 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 165 | 74 | 44.8 | 1125 | 6.8 | 10 | 6.1 | 9 | 5.5 | 58 | 65.3 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 293 | 152 | 51.9 | 2366 | 8.1 | 19 | 6.5 | 10 | 3.4 | 87 | 86.4 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 352 | 190 | 54.0 | 2743 | 7.8 | 23 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 82 | 17 | 164 | 78.8 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 313 | 159 | 50.8 | 2156 | 6.9 | 16 | 5.1 | 16 | 5.1 | 78 | 8 | 79 | 68.9 |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 325 | 174 | 53.5 | 2319 | 7.1 | 13 | 4.0 | 23 | 7.1 | 53 | 22 | 222 | 60.3 |
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 141 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 19.1 |
| Totals | 1905 | 963 | 50.6 | 14165 | 7.4 | 98 | 5.1 | 101 | 5.3 | 87 | 50 | 494 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | -19 | -2.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 18 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | -18 | -1.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 89 | 1.1 | 21 | 2 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 5 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1966 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 5 |
| 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 5 |
| 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 10 |
| 1969 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 |
Honors
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
