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Position: | Running back Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Sacramento, California, U.S. | January 2, 1959||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Pius X (Downey, California) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Stanford (1977–1978, 1980–1981) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 1 / pick: 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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Darrin Milo Nelson (born January 2, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning second-team All-American honors in 1978.