Doug Nettles
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 13, 1951 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Panama City, Florida | ||||||||
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| College: | Vanderbilt University | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 5 / Pick: 129 | ||||||||
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Gordon Douglas "Doug" Nettles (born August 13, 1951 in Panama City, Florida) is a former professional American football defensive back.
Nettles grew up in a military family he marched with Dr. King in Albany, GA. He was a High School All-American from Rutherford High, Panama City, Florida. Once ran for 315 yards and five TD's against Woodam High whose QB was David Lee, former Miami Dolphins quarterbacks coach.
Nettles played college football at Vanderbilt University he was one of the two African-Americans on the team the other being Fred Cook the team that played in the 1974 Peach Bowl.
Nettles played cornerback for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants of the National Football League. Nettles lives in Silver Spring Md. with daughter Asia Nettles. Asia ran track for St John's University and was part of the 4 x 200 team that set a school record at the Penn Relays.
He worked 18 years in medical sales.He is now a fifth grade history teacher and fifth grade football coach at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland.