Where They Are Now: Andy Nelson and John Bramlett
December 3rd, 2010 | Published in Where They Are Now | 1 Comment
Last week I talked with a customer who collects football cards of University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University) alumni, and he told me about the web sites of two alumni, Andy Nelson and John Bramlett. It was interesting to see where the players were now, so I thought I’d pass the web sites along. If I find enough sites of former players, I’ll create a page to summarize them.
Andy Nelson, after graduating from Memphis, played eight seasons with the Baltimore Colts. His 1962 Topps card is pictured here, and he also appeared on a 1959 Topps card. After retiring from football, Nelson founded Andy Nelson’s Barbeque, in Cockeysville, Maryland. The business still appears to be going strong. (I thought about joining Andy’s Swine Social Club, but I live kind of far away.) There’s a recent picture of Nelson in a Baltimore Examiner article about the restaurant.
Another Memphis grad, John “Bull” Bramlett, played seven seasons for the Broncos, Dolphins, Patriots, and Falcons. The card pictured here is Bramlett’s rookie card, a 1967 Topps; he also appeared on a 1969 Topps 4-in-1 insert and a 1971 Topps card. After football, Bramlett started John Bramlett Ministries, in Cordova, Tennessee. The web site includes a few recent photos of Bramlett.
- Search Nearmint’s Cards for: John Bramlett, Andy Nelson, Memphis Alumni.
- Search eBay for Andy Nelson, John Bramlett.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:27 PM (#)
I met John Bramlett in 1965 when he challenged me to a 100-yard footrace. He was training for his tryout with the Denver Broncos. I also worked out at the Mason YMCA weight room at the same time Bull worked out. I was familiar with his legend but not to the extent reflected in his book “Taming the Bull” that I recently read. The book was incredible and brought back memories of people and events that I had encountered many years ago.