Benny Nelson | |
Number: | 22 |
Position: | Halfback / defensive back |
Birth Date: | April 1, 1941 |
Birth Place: | Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 185 |
College: | Alabama |
Draftyear: | 1964 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 61 |
Afldraftyear: | 1964 |
Afldraftround: | 12 |
Afldraftpick: | 94 |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 14 |
Pfr: | NelsBe21 |
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.