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Darrin Nelson

NCAA All-American, NCAA Hall of Fame Member and NFL Standout

Darrin Nelson

Darrin Nelson

NCAA All-American, NCAA Hall of Fame Member and NFL Standout

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Darrin Nelson Biography

Stanford University Halfback, 1977-78, 1980-81 The first player in NCAA history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and catch more than 50 passes in one season, Darrin Nelson would accomplish the feat three times during his standout career at Stanford. He becomes the 18th Cardinal player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. A 1981 First-Team All-American, Nelson ended his career as Stanford’s all-time leader in rushing yards (4,033), receptions (214), scoring (242), and touchdowns (40), and he finished his career as the NCAA leader for all-purpose yards, which remains a school record at 6,885. The only four-time First-Team All-Pac-10 selection in Stanford history, he became the first freshman running back in conference history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season. A finalist for the 1981 Heisman Trophy, Nelson held nine of the top 12 single-game rushing performances in school history at the end of his career, and he led Stanford to wins in the 1977 Sun Bowl and 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl. Honored for his all-around achievements as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete in 1981, Nelson was also a First-Team Academic All-America and academic all-conference selection.

Selected in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Nelson played 11 seasons with the Vikings and San Diego Chargers. The Los Angeles native finished his professional career with 4,442 rushing yards, 2,559 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, and he led the league with 4.9 yards per carry in 1987.

Darrin Nelson, former Stanford football All-American and an 11 year NFL veteran, has a long association on the Farm. He served as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Program Services for 15 years at Stanford following his playing career.

Nelson oversaw 11 sports - men's and women's Cross country, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's fencing and women's squash. In addition Nelson also oversaw the Strength and Conditioning program and assist with Community Relations.

A 1981 Stanford graduate, Nelson returned to the Farm in 1997 as Assistant Athletic Director for Community Relations. In that position, he served as administrator for the Stanford life skills, community relations and student athlete jobs program. He was named Associate Athletic Director for External Relations in 1999 and Senior Associate Athletic Director for Program services in 2005.

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