| Personal information | |
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| Born: | June 17, 1917 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | March 9, 2007 (aged 89) Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Springdale |
| College: | Duquesne |
| Position: | Guard |
| NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 |
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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]