Nelson Martin | |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1958 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | no |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Cis: | Simon Fraser Seneca |
Cfldraftedyear: | 1981 |
Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 5 |
Cfldraftedteam: | BC Lions |
Coaching Years1: | – |
Coaching Team1: | Ottawa Renegades (STC) |
Coaching Years2: | 2007 |
Coaching Team2: | Toronto Varsity Blues (DBC) |
Coaching Years3: | – |
Coaching Team3: | Saskatchewan Roughriders (DBC) |
Coaching Years4: | 2011 |
Coaching Team4: | Ottawa Gee-Gees (DBC) |
Coaching Team5: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DBC) |
Coaching Team6: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DBC) |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Career Highlights: | |
Cflwestallstar: | 1987 |
Awards: | Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (1987) |
Nelson Martin (born August 24, 1958) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive back and currently a mortgage agent for Trillium Mortgage Services in Toronto. He played for seven seasons with the BC Lions where he won the 73rd Grey Cup in 1985 and won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy as the West Division's most outstanding Canadian. He played College football for the Simon Fraser Clan.[1]