Mark Nelson (offensive lineman)

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Mark Nelson
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Position: Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 (age 59)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Thomas Jefferson
College: Normanale, Iowa State, Bowling Green
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at PFR

Mark David Nelson (born June 22, 1964) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at three different places, Normandale, Iowa State, and Bowling Green. [1]

Nelson played just one game in his career [2] [3] as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike. [4]

After his short career he worked at Toledo Hospital (1988–1992), Muskingum College (1992–1995), Utah State University (1995–2000), and University of Colorado at Boulder (2000–2005), before being hired by the University of Minnesota as the Director of Intercollegiate Academic Counseling and Student Services. [5]

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References

  1. "Mark Nelson Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  2. "Mark Nelson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. "Mark Nelson, T". Nfl.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. Stallard, Mark (2004). The Kansas City Chiefs Encyclopedia. ISBN   9781582618340 via Google Books.
  5. "GEN: Mark D. Nelson Named Director of Academic Counseling and Student Services". Minnesota University Athletics. June 9, 2005.