Nelson Martin

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Nelson Martin
Born: (1958-08-24) August 24, 1958 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
University Simon Fraser
Seneca
CFL draft 1981, Round: 1, Pick: 5
Drafted by BC Lions
Career history
As coach
20032004 Ottawa Renegades (STC)
2007 Toronto Varsity Blues (DBC)
20092010 Saskatchewan Roughriders (DBC)
2011 Ottawa Gee-Gees (DBC)
2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DBC)
2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DBC)
As player
19811987 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL West All-Star1987
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]

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References

  1. "m". Cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.