Bob Nelson (tackle)
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Robert William Nelson is a retired American football
nose tackle in the National Football League
. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
for one season and the Green Bay Packers
for two seasons. Prior to entering the NFL, Nelson had a stint with the Arizona Outlaws
of the USFL
. Nelson played college football
at the University of Miami (Florida)
.
Nelson gained a bit of fame in the early 1990s through his inclusion in the Nintendo home video game "Tecmo Super Bowl
." Somewhat inexplicably, Nelson was among the most dominant defensive players in the game, even though he played as a nose tackle, a position in the which the primary responsibility is to occupy offensive linemen to allow other defensive players to make tackles. Nelson's speed in the game allowed him to make a sack
on nearly every play as a human controlled player. As a result, players of Tecmo Super Bowl frequently agree not to use the play.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
nose tackle in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
for one season and the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
for two seasons. Prior to entering the NFL, Nelson had a stint with the Arizona Outlaws
Arizona Outlaws
The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s. They were owned by Fresno banker and real estate agent William Tatham, Sr., who had briefly owned the Portland Thunder of the World Football League.- 1984 Oklahoma...
of the USFL
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...
. Nelson played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Miami (Florida)
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.
Nelson gained a bit of fame in the early 1990s through his inclusion in the Nintendo home video game "Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl , is an American football video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was released in 1991...
." Somewhat inexplicably, Nelson was among the most dominant defensive players in the game, even though he played as a nose tackle, a position in the which the primary responsibility is to occupy offensive linemen to allow other defensive players to make tackles. Nelson's speed in the game allowed him to make a sack
Quarterback sack
In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, or when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and the intent of what he was going to do is unclear...
on nearly every play as a human controlled player. As a result, players of Tecmo Super Bowl frequently agree not to use the play.