fullname clubs years statsend sooteams article_title name
philip m. nelson sturt 1966-1977 19 ? south australia sandy nelson -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 sandy nelson
sandy nelson -lrb- footballer -rrb-

philip ` sandy ' nelson is a former australian rules footballer who played 244 games with sturt in the sanfl from 1966 to 1977 .
nelson , who went by his nickname of sandy , played in no less than seven premiership teams during his time at sturt .
he played mainly as a centre half back and represented south australia in 10 interstate matches , including carnivals in 1969 and 1972 .
his son ben would later have a long career with sturt , captaining the team from 2004 until 2010 , playing more than 200 games and being a part of the 2002 premiership team ; he also had a brief afl career at the carlton and adelaide football clubs .
in 2004 , sandy nelson was inducted into the south australian football hall of fame .
