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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player and coach (born 1951)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the cornerback born 1993, see <a href="/wiki/Steven_Nelson" title="Steven Nelson">Steven Nelson</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 25em; line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial; font-size: 125%;">Steve Nelson</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Steve_Nelson_(18005928355)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Steve_Nelson_%2818005928355%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Steve_Nelson_%2818005928355%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" 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style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-04-26</span>) </span>April 26, 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Minnesota" title="Farmington, Minnesota">Farmington, Minnesota</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">230 lb (104 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anoka_High_School" title="Anoka High School">Anoka</a> <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/Anoka,_Minnesota" title="Anoka, Minnesota">Anoka, Minnesota</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_State_Bison_football" title="North Dakota State Bison football">North Dakota State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_draft" title="1974 NFL draft">1974</a> / round: 2 / pick: 34</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a player:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a coach:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curry_Colonels_football" title="Curry Colonels football">Curry</a> (1998–2005)<br />Head coach</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; 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class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">19.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble recoveries</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">16</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NelsSt00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Steven Lee Nelson</b> (born April 26, 1951) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player and high school coach. He played as a <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> for the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) from 1974 to 1987. He served as the head coach at <a href="/wiki/Curry_College" title="Curry College">Curry College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts" title="Milton, Massachusetts">Milton, Massachusetts</a> from 1998 to 2005, compiling a record of 64–22. </p><p>Nelson was a three-sport athlete at <a href="/wiki/Anoka_High_School" title="Anoka High School">Anoka High School</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Anoka,_Minnesota" title="Anoka, Minnesota">Anoka, Minnesota</a>, earning letters in football, basketball and baseball. As a senior, Nelson was selected as captain, team MVP and to the all-state team in football. Nelson went on to college at <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_State_University" title="North Dakota State University">North Dakota State University</a> and graduated in 1974 after being named a two-time All-American, team captain and MVP in football.<sup id="cite_ref-anoka.k12.mn.us_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anoka.k12.mn.us-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_draft" title="1974 NFL draft">1974 NFL draft</a>. He was selected to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> three times in 1980, 1984, and 1985 and his #57 jersey was retired by the Patriots. He is credited with helping the Patriots reach <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">Super Bowl XX</a> versus the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>. </p><p>Nelson played linebacker for the Patriots from 1974 to 1987 and became the nucleus of the Patriots defense. Nelson was voted to three Pro Bowls and recorded more than 100 tackles nine times during his career. He led the Patriots in tackles in eight of his 14 seasons, including an unofficial team record of 207 in 1984. He finished his career with 1,776 total tackles. After retirement, he coached for the Patriots and later built Curry College into a perennial power. In 1993, Nelson was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. </p><p>More recently, Nelson has become a familiar football analyst on local television and radio. He currently works as a business development executive for Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc., a Lincoln, RI-based technology company. In September 2011, Nelson was named to the inaugural class of the Anoka High School Hall of Fame. He currently resides in Middleboro, MA with his wife Angela and his five daughters, Cameron, Caitlin, Casey, Kelli, and Grace. <sup id="cite_ref-anoka.k12.mn.us_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anoka.k12.mn.us-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nelson_(American_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Curry_Colonels_football" title="Curry Colonels football">Curry Colonels</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Coast_Football" title="Commonwealth Coast Football">New England Football Conference / Commonwealth Coast Football</a>)</i> <small>(1998–2005)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division III football season">1998</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>3rd <small>(Blue)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division III football season">1999</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>7–3</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>2nd <small>(Blue)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division III football season">2000</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>T–4th <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division III football season">2001</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>2nd <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division III football season">2002</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>7–3</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>T–2nd <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division III football season">2003</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>11–1</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>1st <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division III Football Championship">NCAA Division III First Round</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division III football season">2004</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>T–1st <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division III Football Championship">NCAA Division III First Round</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division III football season">2005</a> </td> <td>Curry </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>1st <small>(Boyd)</small></td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division III Football Championship">NCAA Division III First Round</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" 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