Roger Nelson

Roger Nelson (May 8, 1932 – July 29, 1996) was an American-born offensive tackle and guard who played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967. A University of Oklahoma alumnus, he was drafted by an NFL team in the fourteenth round of the 1954 draft before embarking on a CFL career. Nelson was part of two Grey Cup championship teams in Edmonton. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Edmonton Eskimo Wall of Honour in 1987, and was enshrined in the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in 2007 as part of the 1954–1956 Eskimos dynasty.