Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#56|Frank Nelson Linebacker
Retired (1968, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-26-2007) Potential B 
Age at Death 71 Born 07-02-1936 in Baraboo, WI
Drafted Round 44, Pick 1047 (1960) Experience 7 Years (135 Wks)
College Tampa College, 1957 Salary 745 ($985K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching B- Pass Cover B- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C  Pass Blocking D  Run Cover B+ Kick Acc D-
Carrying C  Run Blocking C- Tackling B  Kick Return D-
        Pursuit B+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C- Execution B+ Agility C+
Strength C+ Health C- Aggressiveness B- Hands C-
Jumping A-     Attitude A+ Break Tackle F 
ROLES
QB D+ C D+ DT C+ SS C+ K F  GUN C+
WR C  G D+ DE C+ FS C+ P F  KR C-
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB B  CB C+ LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE C- OLB B  H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1960 Position 42   0/1   2/6             1/8 0/2 0/10           1/11     0/4     4/42
1960 Drills 24   2/5 0/1 1/5                 1/2         0/3   3/4   0/1 2/3   9/24
1961 Position 50   0/4   0/4             0/8 1/8 0/11           0/13     0/2     1/50
1961 Drills 26 0/4 0/2 0/1 0/2                 0/1           0/5 1/2   0/1 1/8   2/26
1961 Declines 0                 -1/0                               -1/0
1962 Position 53   0/5   0/3             1/12 0/6 1/11           0/11     0/5     2/53
1962 Drills 26 1/4 1/5 1/1 1/2                 0/4         0/3 0/2 0/1   0/4     4/26
1962 Declines 0       -1/0           -1/0                             -2/0
1963 Position 14       0/1             0/1 0/3 0/4           0/4     0/1     0/14
1963 Drills 26 0/1 0/1 2/5 0/2                 0/2         0/1 1/3 0/4   0/5 0/2   3/26
1963 Declines 0 -1/0 -1/0     -1/0             -1/0 -1/0             -1/0   -2/0     -8/0
1964 Position 10   0/1   0/1             0/1   0/2           0/3     0/2     0/10
1964 Drills 26 0/2 0/2 0/1 1/5                 0/3         0/1 0/1 0/6   0/4 0/1   1/26
1964 Declines 0 -5/0           -1/0   -2/0             -1/0 -1/0 -2/0             -12/0
1965 Position 13   0/1   0/1             0/1   0/3           0/5     0/2     0/13
1965 Drills 23 0/3 0/5 0/1 0/1                 0/3           0/2 0/4   0/1 0/3   0/23
1965 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0     -2/0   -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0   -43/0
1966 Position 41   0/2   0/3             0/7 0/2 0/2           2/18     2/7     4/41
1966 Drills 26 0/3 0/4 0/2 0/2                 0/4         0/3 1/1 0/6     0/1   1/26
1966 Declines 0 -10/0 -2/0         -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -4/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0   -51/0
1967 Position 12   0/1   0/1             0/1 0/2 1/5           0/2           1/12
1967 Drills 27 0/2 0/4 1/2 0/2                 0/2         0/2 0/6 0/2   0/2 0/3   1/27
1967 Declines 0 -16/0 -4/0   -1/0 -3/0   -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -5/0 -1/0 -4/0   -1/0     -6/0 -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -5/0 -4/0   -69/0
1968 Position 11   0/2   0/1             0/2 0/2 0/2                 0/2     0/11
1968 Drills 26 0/1 0/4 0/5 0/2                 0/2         1/3 0/1 0/2   0/5 0/1   1/26
1968 Declines 0 -17/0 -10/0   -1/0 -6/0 -2/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -6/0 -10/0 -5/0 -3/0 -5/0 -3/0 -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -6/0 -8/0 -2/0   -114/0
Total -56/20 -17/49 4/19 2/44 -12/0 -2/0 -9/0 -9/0 -12/0 -14/0 -11/41 -10/25 -17/73 -9/0 -8/0 -7/0 -7/0 -17/16 -9/88 -8/31 -14/0 -18/48 -6/22   -266/476

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1969Frank Nelson has retired from football.
09-01-1968The Brooklyn BadBoys have waived Frank Nelson.
08-07-1967The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Harold Flynn, Hal Kimble, Marcus Fralic, Tim Coffey, Michael Miller, Don Mallory, Martay Maples, and Junior Malone to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Robert Blackledge, Derrick Turner, Frank Nelson, Pat Thomas, Gary Sebek, Hap Novak, Rashaan Crawford, and Byron Dean to the inactive roster.
12-05-1965Frank Nelson of the Brooklyn BadBoys is injured with a knee derangement and is expected to be out for approximately 28 days.
11-28-1965The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Rodney Johnson and Frank Nelson to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Peter Lane and Aaron Baugh to the inactive roster.
08-11-1963The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Pat Thomas, Jerry Mowatt, Rashaan Crawford, Patrick Pitts, Hap Novak, Mike Gregory, Frank Ladd, and Stan Scott to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Doug Watson, Ted Hewko, Bill Moorman, Jim Young, Babe Hicks, Spark Thomas, and Frank Nelson to the inactive roster.
09-09-1962Frank Nelson of the Brooklyn BadBoys is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 3 days.
10-30-1960Frank Nelson of the Brooklyn BadBoys is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 4 days.