Roger Nelson (Canadian football)

Roger Nelson

No. 66
Date of birth	(1932-05-08)May 8, 1932
Place of birth	Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Date of death
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	OT/G
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
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	Edmonton Eskimos
1956–1967	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1954, 1956)
Awards	CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award (1959)
Honours	All-Western Offensive tackle (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960) Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour (1987)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1986

Roger Nelson (May 8, 1932 - July 29, 1996) is a former American and Canadian football offensive tackle and guard. He played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967 and was a part of two Grey Cup winning teams for the Eskimos. 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.

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. His grandson, Kyle Nelson, plays tight end for the New Mexico State Aggies college football team.