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Nelson Greene (Canadian football)

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Nelson "Nellie" Greene
Born:c. 1928 (age 95–96)
St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada
Career information
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
CJFLSt. Lambert Combines
Career history
As player
1947–48Ottawa Rough Riders
1950–54Saskatchewan Roughriders
Awards1947 - Gruen Trophy

Nelson "Nellie" Greene is a former award-winning Canadian Football League player.

Coming from the St. Lambert Combines junior program,[1] Greene joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1947 and won the Gruen Trophy as the Eastern Conference (the Big Four) rookie of the year. No official stats were kept that season and this was when the trophy was awarded only to Canadian players. He moved to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, his best year being 1950 when he rushed for 415 yards.[2] An injury kept him out of the Green Riders 1951 Grey Cup game loss. After his football career, he remained active coaching local high school and junior teams in Regina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Montreal Gazette - Dink Carrol, Playing the Field Sept. 22, 1947; though the Regina Rams claim him as one of their alumni [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Nelson Greene". CFLAPEDIA.com.
  3. ^ "Nels Greene CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.