"Albert "Al" Nelson" is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was NFL draft/drafted in the third round of the 1965 NFL Draft. Nelson was also selected in the ninth round of the 1965 American Football League Draft/1965 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

On September 26, 1971, at Veterans Stadium, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nelson had a record 102-yard return of a missed field goal. The previous holder of the record was his coach at the time Jerry Williams (American football)/Jerry Williams. In the previous off-season, the league had allowed missed field goals kicked into end zone to be returned.

Category:1943 births

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Category:Players of American football from Ohio

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football players

Category:Philadelphia Eagles players

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It's the best thing we ever did. We are really proud of what we do. We feel we are part of a team with the firefighters, the paramedics and the police. The respect we get from them is pretty amazing.

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It's as important to know what not to say to them.

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They just wrestled up to their potential.

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