Running back, Stanford, 1977–81
Darrin Nelson
- Born
- Jan 2, 1959, in Sacramento, California
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Darrin Nelson played running back at Stanford (1977–78, 1980–81). He finished sixth in the 1981 Heisman vote. The Minnesota Vikings took Nelson in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 1982 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2014College Football Hall of Fame
- 1977First-team All-Pac-8
- 1978, 1980, 1981First-team All-Pac-10
- 1981Sixth in the Heisman vote
All-America: AFCA 1981; AP second team 1978; UPI second team 1981; AP third team 1981; Football News second team 1981; NEA second team 1981
The teams in those years
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