 Nettles in 1977 | |||||||||
| No. 30, 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | August 13, 1951 Panama City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Panama City (FL) Rutherford | ||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 5 / pick: 129 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
Gordon Douglas "Doug" Nettles (born August 13, 1951) is a former professional American football defensive back.
Doug Nettles was born August 13, 1951 in Panama City, Florida in a military family. [1] His father was stationed in Okinawa, the Philippines, and Morocco, and he spent much of his childhood in those locales. [1] He attended Rutherford High School in Panama City, [1] where he was recognized as a High School All-American running back.
Nettles played college football at Vanderbilt University where he was one of the two African-Americans on the team the other being Walt Overton. He was a member of the team that played in the 1974 Peach Bowl.
Nettles was drafted in the 5th round of the 1974 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, who made him the 129th player selected that year. He would play for seven seasons in the National Football League for the Colts and the New York Giants, playing cornerback and special teams.
Nettles worked 18 years in medical sales. He was a fifth grade history teacher and fifth grade football coach until the end of the 2019 school year. He also coached lower school track at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland.
Lydell Douglas Mitchell is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1980. During his nine-season NFL career, Mitchell played for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at Penn State.
Joe Dan Washington Jr is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.
James Michael Curtis, nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "the Animal," was an American professional football player for the Baltimore Colts, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins. He played a total of 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), running from 1965 to 1978.
Ruston High School is a four-year public high school located in the Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1300 students with 85 faculty members; the mascot is the Bearcats named "Rusty,” by a class of 2009 student, Anna Ward. The school colors are red, white, and gray. Black students were first admitted in 1970. Ruston High School also serves as a memorial to the survivors of the Gulf War.
John Owen Dutton is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Steubenville High School was a public high school in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. It was the only secondary school in the Steubenville City School District.
Roy Lee Jefferson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts, and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Utah Utes. During 162 regular season games in the NFL, he had 451 receptions for 7,539 yards and 52 touchdowns.
Norman Jack Thompson is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Colts.
Charles Christopher "Chuckin' Charlie" O'Rourke Sr. was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a quarterback at Boston College and professionally with Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and the Los Angeles Dons and Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Edward Gerald Hinton is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hinton spent four seasons with the Baltimore Colts, including their 1970 Super Bowl winning season, and one season each with the Houston Oilers and New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
Willie Louis Richardson was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins (1970).
Daniel Lee Dickel is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played linebacker/defensive end for the University of Iowa before being selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1974 NFL draft.
Andrew Vaughan Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. He owns and runs a small BBQ establishment, Andy Nelson's Barbecue.
David Arnold Simonson is a former professional American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams over a four season career running from 1974 to 1977.
Ken Novak is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1970s. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1976 NFL draft.
Joseph Henry Thomas was a National Football League (NFL) general manager and also served as the head coach of the Baltimore Colts for part of the 1974 season.
Lucien Anthony "Lu" Gambino was an American football running back. He played college football for Indiana University, and after military service in the Second World War, the University of Maryland. While playing for Maryland, he set the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season scoring high for 1947 with 16 touchdowns and 96 points and was named the 1948 Gator Bowl most valuable player. Gambino played professional football for two years with the Baltimore Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), an early competitor of the National Football League (NFL).
John Joseph Idzik Sr. was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the University of Detroit football team until the school discontinued its program in 1964. He held assistant coaching positions at the University of Tennessee, University of Maryland, Tulane University, in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Idzik played college football at the University of Maryland.
Richard Frank Szymanski(Pronounced: Sa-MAN-skee) was an American professional football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). As a player, Szymanski was a center and linebacker for the Baltimore Colts from 1955-1968. After retiring as a player, Szymanski remained with the Colts as a scout, personnel director, coach, and general manager from 1969-1982. Szymanski played college football at Notre Dame.
Randy Lee Hall is an American former professional football player who was an defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Idaho.