Recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for
major contributions to baseball) in 1988.
Baseball announcer for the New York Mets (1962-1978) and San Francisco
Giants (1979-1981). Nelson, along with Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy, made up the original New York Mets' broadcast team.
Recipient of the Pete Rozelle Award (which rewards exceptional longtime
contributions to radio and TV in pro football) in 1990.
For thirty-three years, Nelson covered college football, including
twenty-six Cotton Bowls, five Sugar Bowls, four Rose Bowls and fourteen
years announcing Notre Dame games (1967-1979).
NFL broadcaster for over twenty years.
Suffered with Parkinson's disease the last twelve years of his
life.
Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in
1986.