Benny Nelson

Games played:	14
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1963); First-team All-SEC (1963);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	14
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Benny Nelson
No. 28
Position:	Halfback / defensive back
Personal information
Born:	April 1, 1941 (age 84); Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
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: 5th round, 61st pick
AFL draft:	1964: 12th round, 94th pick
Career history
	Houston Oilers (1964);
Games played:	James Benjamin Nelson (born April 1, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a halfback and defensive back for one season with Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) in 1964. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, serving as co-captain on their 1963 team.References ↑ "Alabama Football \| Bryant Museum". Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.; v ; t ; e ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1963); First-team All-SEC (1963);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	14
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
v ; t ; e ; Alabama Crimson Tide rushing leaders
	Holm (1937); Mosley (1938); Spencer (1939–40); J. Nelson (1941); Craft (1942); Gilmer (1944, 1946); Tew (1945, 1947); Salem (1948); Calvin (1949); Marlow (1950–52); Tharp (1953–54); Walls (1955); Comstock (1956); Loftin (1957); Bo. Jackson (1958); Trammell (1959–60); Fracchia (1961); Versprille (1962); B. Nelson (1963); Bowman (1964–65); Stabler (1966); Morgan (1967–68); Musso (1969–71); Bisceglia (1972); W. Jackson (1973); Culliver (1974); Davis (1975–77); Nathan (1978); Shealy (1979); Bi. Jackson (1980); Moore (1981–83); Carruth (1984); Jelks (1985); Humphrey (1986–87); Hill (1988); Stacy (1989, 1991); Anderson (1990); Lassic (1992); She. Williams (1993–94); Riddle (1995–96); C. Alexander (1997); S. Alexander (1998–99); Galloway (2000–01); Sha. Williams (2002–03); Darby (2004–06); Grant (2007); Coffee (2008); Ingram (2009–10); Richardson (2011); Lacy (2012); Yeldon (2013); Henry (2014–15); D. Harris (2016–18); N. Harris (2019–20); Robinson (2021); Gibbs (2022); McClellan (2023); Milroe (2024);
v ; t ; e ; Houston Oilers 1964 AFL draft selections
	Scott Appleton ; Charley Taylor ; Billy Truax ; Bobby Crenshaw; Ode Burrell ; John Varnell ; Sid Blanks ; Dave Wilcox ; Ezell Seals; Jerry Burton; Sammy Odom ; Owen De Janovich; Benny Nelson ; Ken Henson ; Pat Crain ; Bill Munson ; Dick Leeuwenburg ; Bob Nichols; Carl Robinson; Pete Jaquess ; Jerry Cole; Ed Kesler; Jimmy Whitehead; John Garrett; Dick Bowe; Alex Zenko;
v ; t ; e ; Detroit Lions 1964 NFL draft selections
	Pete Beathard ; Matt Snorton ; Pat Batten ; Gerry Philbin ; Wally Hilgenberg ; Benny Nelson ; John Hilton ; Bill Parcells ; Wayne Rasmussen ; Larry Hand ; Glenn Holton ; Don Hyne ; Warren Wells ; John Miller; Doug Bickle ; Roger LaLonde ; Allan Robinson ; Joe Provenzano ; Willis Langley ; Bruce Zellmer ; Steve Barilla ;
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Last updated May 29, 2025

[1] "Alabama Football | Bryant Museum". Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

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Benny Nelson

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