Carl Nery
Personal information
Born:June 17, 1917
Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
Died:March 9, 2007 (aged 89)
Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Springdale High School
College:Duquesne
Position:Guard
NFL Draft:1940 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-American (1939)

Carl Nicholas Nery (June 17, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player.

Nery was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, in 1917, and attended Springdale High School.[1] He played college football for the Duquesne Dukes football team from 1938 to 1940. In December 1939, the sports editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rated him as the most valuable player in the country, pointing to his versatility

He is almost equally at home in the backfield or in the line. . . . Anyone who can shuttle from fullback, to end, to a tackle, and then to guard, and leave nothing whatever to be desired in handling any of these varied assignments, obviously must rank high in the national picture . . . "[2]

He was selected by the Central Press Association as a third-team guard on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[3] He was also selected to play on the Eastern College All-Star team in the Fresh Air Fund game in September 1940.[4]

Nery was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 62nd pick in the 1940 NFL Draft and played for the Steelers during the 1940 and 1941 NFL seasons.[5][6] He appeared in 21 games for the Steelers.[1] He was paid $125 per game by the Steelers during the 1940 season and supplemented his income with construction jobs in the off-season. He was drafted into military service in August 1942.[7]

Nery died in 2007 in Scott, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pro Football Archives". Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Most Valuable". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Walter Johns (1939-12-10). "South Dominates Captains' All-American". Wisconsin State Journal.
  4. ↑ "Duquesne Ace On All-Stars: Carl Nery, Triple Threat Player To Play With Collegians". The Morning Call. August 9, 1940. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ↑ "Carl Nery". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Steve Nery (July 26, 2006). "Life in the NFL just isn't the same". The Star Democrat.
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