Mike Nelms

  • Hamilton Tiger -Cats (1977 )
  • Ottawa Rough Riders (1977-1979)
  • Washington Redskins (1980-1984)
  • CFL All-Star (1979 )
  • 3 × Pro Bowl selection ( 1981-1983)
  • 3 × All-Pro selection ( 1981-1983)
  • Super Bowl winner (XVII )
  • 2 × NFC champion (1982, 1983)
  • NFL 1980s All- Decade Team
  • 70 Greatest Redskins

Michael Craig Nelms ( born April 8, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas ) is a former American professional American football and Canadian football player. He has played as a punt returner in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Washington Redskins.

Playing career

Mike Nelms studied at the Sam Houston State University before he moved to Baylor University. Nelms played in the years 1975 and 1976 as a defensive back football for the local football team, the Baylor Bears. In both study years, he has been recognized for his athletic achievements of his college. In 1977, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the NFL in the seventh round at 177th place. As the head coach of the Bills Jim Ringo was not satisfied with the performance of Nelms, he was released before the start of the season. He then moved into the Canadian Football League ( CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger -Cats, he yet again in 1977 left in the CFL season and the Ottawa Rough Riders joined. After the CFL season 1979 Mike Nelms moved to the Washington Redskins in the NFL. The Redskins put him mostly on special teams as a punt and kickoff returner one.

In 1981, Joe Gibbs took over as coach at the Redskins. He succeeded to shape from the Redskins a top team. Nelms was in 1982 with his crew move in after the regular season to the playoffs, where one of Tom Landry assisted Dallas Cowboys faced in the NFC Championship Game the. Nelms succeeded in meeting with four kickoff returns, achieve a space gain of 128 yards. With a return over 76 yards, which could be utilized later in the game from John Riggins to a touchdown, he contributed greatly to 31:17 victory of his team. With the victory, the Reds child able to move into the Super Bowl, where they met with the looked after by Don Shula Miami Dolphins. Nelms could utilize six punt returns to a room gain of 52 yards in Super Bowl XVII. Both values ​​set Super Bowl records dar. Nelms and his Redskins went with a 27:17 victory as the winner from the square. Also in the next game year Nelms won with the Redskins NFC championship game with 24:21 against the San Francisco 49ers. The subsequent Super Bowl XVIII went against the Los Angeles Raiders, however, with 38:9 lost. Mike Nelms ended after the 1984 season his career.

After playing career

Mike Nelms is the owner of a car dealership in Culpeper, Virginia.

Honors

Michael Nelms was elected in 1979 to the CFL All-Star. He played three times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best NFL players of the season. Nelms has been elected three times to the All- Pro. The Washington Redskins have added him to the list of top 70 players of all time the team. Nelms is a member of the NFL 1980s All- Decade Team.

Punt (gridiron football) Kickoff (gridiron football) College Football Hamilton Tiger-Cats Season (sports) Oakland Raiders National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team Joe Montana Dan Fouts Walter Payton Roger Craig (American football) Jerry Rice Steve Largent Dan Marino Ozzie Newsome Joe Jacoby John Hannah (American football) Dwight Stephenson Mike Webster Reggie White Dave Butz Mike Singletary Lawrence Taylor Jack Lambert (American football) Andre Tippett John Anderson (American football) Carl Banks Frank Minnifield Ronnie Lott Kenny Easley Deron Cherry Morten Andersen Gary Anderson (placekicker) Billy Johnson (American football)
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