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Position: | Defensive back / Kick returner / Punt returner | ||||||
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | April 8, 1955||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Wyatt | ||||||
College: | Baylor | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 170 (By the Buffalo Bills) | ||||||
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Michael Craig Nelms (born April 8, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1980 to 1984. Before his NFL career, Nelms played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears.