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Roger Nelson
No. 66
Date of birth	May 8, 1932
Place of birth	Wynnewood, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of death	July 29, 1996 (aged 64)
Place of death	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	OT/G
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
US college	Oklahoma
NFL draft	1954 / round: 14 / pick: 164
Drafted by	Washington Redskins
Career history
As coach
1963	Edmonton Eskimos (OL Coach)
As player
1954, 1956–1967	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
	2× Grey Cup champion (1954, 1956); 2× First-team All-Big Seven (1951, 1953);
Awards	CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award (1959)
Honours	4× All-Western Offensive tackle (1957–1960); Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour (1987);
Career stats
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1986;

Roger Nelson (May 8, 1932 – July 29, 1996) was an American and Canadian football offensive tackle and guard. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967 and was a part of two Grey Cup winning teams for the Eskimos.^[2] Nelson played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1954 NFL draft.

Nelson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986, the Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour in 1987, and, as part of the 1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos football teams, the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in 2007.^[2]^[3]

His son, Mark Nelson, played for the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders between 1980 and 1986 and has coached in both college football and the Canadian Football League.^[4] His grandson, Kyle Nelson, played tight end for the New Mexico State Aggies college football team and is currently a long snapper for the BC Lions of the CFL.^[5]

References

^ "Wall of Honour". Edmonton Eskimo Football Club. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Roger Nelson". Hall of Famers. Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
^ "Nelson, Roger". 1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos Football Teams. Alberta Sport Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved December 23, 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Mark Nelson". University of Tulsa. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
^ "Kyle Nelson". New Mexico State University. 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2008.