Nelson Munsey
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 2, 1948 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Date of death: | July 8, 2009 (aged 61) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | San Diego, California | ||||||||
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| College: | Wyoming | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1972 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 7 |
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| INT yards: | 71 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Nelson Emory Munsey (July 2, 1948 – July 8, 2009) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1972. He played college football at Wyoming.
He was the older brother of Chuck Muncie who also played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers.
After he starred as a running back at Uniontown Area High School in his hometown, Munsey switched to defensive back when he played at the University of Wyoming. Munsey's football career got a jump start when began to play for the Norfolk Neptunes in 1969. It was while playing for the Neptunes that he met Vivian Seaborne, the first black cheerleader for the Norfolk Neptunes.
Munsey had two touchdowns, seven interceptions and five fumble recoveries in 72 games with the Colts, all at right cornerback. His first touchdown was scored in his rookie year on a three-yard fumble recovery return in the first quarter of a 24–21 road loss to the San Francisco 49ers on November 12, 1972. His other one came in the fourth quarter on December 21, 1975 when he intercepted a Steve Grogan pass and returned it thirty yards to clinch a regular-season-ending 34–21 home victory over the New England Patriots and the first of three consecutive American Football Conference (AFC) Eastern Division championships for the Colts.
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