Steve Nelson Autographs
Steve Nelson is a former American football player known for his ten-year-long career as a linebacker with the New England Patriots. He was born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 22, 1951, and started playing football while attending Wichita North High School. After graduating in 1969, Nelson attended North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) and played for the Mean Green from 1970 to 1973.
Nelson's professional football career started when he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He made an immediate impact on the team and helped them reach their first Super Bowl appearance in 1986. Throughout his ten years with the Patriots, Nelson was known for his hard hits, strong tackling, and leadership on and off the field. He was a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time First-Team All-Pro selection. Nelson was also named to the Patriots' All-1970s and All-1980s teams, and his number 57 was retired by the team in 1986.
After retiring from football, Nelson remained involved in the sport as a coach and mentor. He served as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons in 1996 and worked for the Patriots as a scout and consultant. He also started the Steve Nelson Football Camp, which provides football instruction and life skills development for young athletes in Kansas. Nelson's dedication to football and his community have made him a beloved figure in the sport and an inspiration to many young players.
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Current items with a signature of Steve Nelson
These are the most current items with a signature of Steve Nelson that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1978 Topps #116 Steve Nelson ~ Autograph Signed ~ North Carolina State Patriots | $7.98 |  |
 | STEVE NELSON SIGNED DONOVAN KELLEY CUSTOM 4x6 ART CARD~NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HOF | $45.49 | |
Traded items with a signature of Steve Nelson
The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Nelson (Steve Nelson Signed New England Patriots Jersey Inscribed"3X Pro Bowl" (JSA)) was sold in April 2025 for $139.95 while the cheapest item (1985 Topps AUTOGRAPH Steve Nelson #330 PATRIOTS auto (FREE S/H)) found a new owner for $0.32 in July 2021. The month with the most items sold (17) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $11.49 for an autographed item of Steve Nelson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2018 with $79.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.32 was July 2021. In average, an autographed item from Steve Nelson is worth $7.86.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Steve Nelson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Latest News about Steve Nelson
Steve Nelson: The Entitled Blame the Victims (03/28/2015): Reading the news these days might lead one to believe that white folks, particularly straight male white folks, are a beleaguered minority. It reminds me of a Martin Mull “middle class blues” parody years ago, where Mull sang with faux anguish about his martini being too warm. 
Steve Nelson: This Winter Has Been Cool, in a Good Way (02/14/2015): I come not to be buried by winter, but to praise it. Enough of network news segments filed by winter-boots-on-the-ground reporters setting up in the stiffest breeze they can find so that their designer scarves flap violently. Steve Nelson: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie (01/17/2015): No, I am not Charlie . The New York Times is not Charlie . The Valley News is not Charlie. Steve Nelson: Run, Bernie, Run — I Need Someone I Can Vote For Next Year (01/03/2015): It’s 2015. Despite my low regard for long election cycles, the presidential sweepstakes are going to heat up whether we like it or not. So I’ll join the small, clamoring crowd and put in my two cents for Bernie. Steve Nelson: Fear of Young Black Men Affects Police, and Some Educators, Too (12/06/2014): “Miscreants are placed on the bench, must wear signs around their neck that say ‘BENCH,’ eat at a quiet table and write letters of apology to each student before explaining to the class how they will change their behavior.”
Older News Stories about Steve Nelson
Company news: Steve Nelson promoted at Virtucom Group (11/2014): He holds the position of editor. Steve Nelson: Can We Speak of Religious Intolerance? (10/2014): Islam is all the rage these days, multiple meanings intended. Perhaps most notably, Bill Maher and his Real Time show on HBO recently kicked up a major kerfuffle when Maher and celebrity atheist Sam Harris suggested that Islam is far from an innocent faith. Steve Nelson: Leaders Grandstand After Great Tragedies; Nothing Changes (09/2014): I write on Sept.11. Moments ago I stood, greeting students, on the steps of the Manhattan school where I work. Thirteen years earlier, nearly to the minute, I stood in exactly the same spot and answered a cell phone call from my son, who lived in North Carolina at the time. Steve Nelson: Let Me Rant About the Trouble With Men (08/2014): A lot of grim news this week. Every week, it seems. Unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo,, a suburb of St. Louis. He was confronted by the police while walking in the street with a friend. Moments later he was dead on the pavement. Steve Nelson: Co-op May Need To Add a Review Process (07/2014): A great deal of attention has been given the Co-op Food Stores brouhaha. I can’t recall a local issue that inspired more comment during my 23 full and part-time years in the Upper Valley (all of them as a Co-op member). Former UB student Steve Nelson to run Canadian snowsports program (06/2014): SNOW has always worked its way into Steve Nelson’s life. Steve Nelson: Charity Is Not the Same as Social Justice (12/2013): Get over yourselves, fellow Americans. We are not such good people. You’ve doubtless read about or seen the story of “Batkid,” the 5-year-old California boy with leukemia (in remission, thank goodness). Steve Nelson: With Health Care, Someone Has to Pay (11/2013): Someone has to pay. This simple statement is at the heart of the endless politicking over health care reform. It is elephant in the room with whom neither party will dance. Steve Nelson: White Men Resent Loss of Privileged Status (10/2013): e_SDLqAmerica is not the land of the free unless you’re an African-American, woman or child.” This odd comment came from my barber, an immigrant from Israel, as I sat captive in his chair this week. Steve Nelson: Broad Vista on the Passage of Time (09/2013): A special place, such as the Castle Rock outcropping that looks out on Blue Mountain Lake in New York’s Adirondacks, can provide an anchor point that connects multiple generations of a family. Steve Nelson: ‘Summer Slide’ Is Not the Problem (08/2013): The education establishment is in a twit over the phenomenon called “summer slide.” Summer slide is the loss of knowledge and competence in the summer months, according to research done by the RAND Corporation and Johns Hopkins University. Steve Nelson: Relevant Variables in Zimmerman Trial (07/2013): After more than a month of testimony, the trial of George Zimmerman for second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is coming to an end. As I write, the prosecution and defense are about to present closing arguments. Steve Nelson: Yes, Let’s Evaluate ‘Current Conditions’ (06/2013): Just how far back the cause of racial justice was set this past week depends on your view of “current conditions.” Steve Nelson: Grieving Without Self-Reflection (05/2013): People walk through a makeshift memorial near the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston's Copley Square Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in remembrance of the Boston Marathon bombings. Steve Nelson: Much Needed Thunder at Dartmouth (04/2013): It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass Steve Nelson : The College Board Fails the Test (03/2013): If the College Board ever intended to create equity in college admission, its effect has been the opposite. It advantages the already advantaged. The disproportionate weight given to SAT scores in admission further magnifies the many advantages already enjoyed by privileged kids.
