Frank Nelson

Dewey Frank Nelson
Born: May 28, 1923
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Deceased: February 19, 2002
Phoenix, AZ
Position: B
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 166
College: Utah
High School: Bingham (South Jordan, UT)
Career: 1948-1949
Drafted: 1948 in Round 20, #179 overall by the Boston Yanks

Frank Nelson played from 1948 to 1949 during his career with the Boston Yanks and New York Bulldogs. Nelson ran for 86 yards in his career on 26 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 1 passes for 10 yards.

Boston Yanks

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Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	17	8	47.1	71	4.2	0	0.0	2	11.8	29	19.1
Totals		17	8	47.1	71	4.2	0	0.0	2	11.8	29

Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	18	60	3.3	19
1949	NFL New York Bulldogs	8	26	3.2	25
Totals		26	86	3.3	25

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals		1	10	10.0	10	0

Punt Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	2	27	13.5	18
1949	NFL New York Bulldogs	3	14	4.7	9
Totals		5	41	8.2	18

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	3	34	11.3	18
1949	NFL New York Bulldogs	3	52	17.3	24
Totals		6	86	14.3	24

Interceptions:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1948	NFL Boston Yanks	1	28	28.0	28
1949	NFL New York Bulldogs	1	10	10.0	10
Totals		2	38	19.0	28

Defense and Fumbles:

Year	Team	Tackle	Fum	F Rec
1948	NFL Boston Yanks		2	1
1949	NFL New York Bulldogs		2	1
Totals		0	4	2

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP	GS
1948	NFL	Boston Yanks	12	4
1949	NFL	New York Bulldogs	4	0