Gerald Nesbitt
Nickname(s) | Gerry |
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Born: | Big Sandy, Texas, U.S. | March 3, 1932
Died: | April 27, 2023 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 91)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | HB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
College | Arkansas |
High school | Big Sandy (TX) |
NFL draft | 1956, Round: 27, Pick: 321 |
Drafted by | New York Giants |
Career history | |
As player | |
1958–1961 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Gerald Nelson Nesbitt (March 3, 1932 – April 27, 2023) was a USMC Korean War Veteran and an American Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1960.[1] He played college football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.[2]
Nesbitt died in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 27, 2023, at the age of 91.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerry Nesbitt football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Gerry Nesbitt CFL Stats and Bio". profoottballarchives.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Gerald Nelson Nesbitt