NELSON WESTON
Guard
1955 / 1957
Columbia, SC
Biography
The younger brother of Gamecock guard Bill Weston, Nelson was one of the leaders of a 1953 Episcopal squad that went undefeated and won the Virginia state championship. Injuries kept him out some in 1955, but Weston earned second team all-state honors in 1956. As a senior Weston set up one of the Gamecocks’ touchdowns in a 13-0 win over Virginia by recovering a fumble by the Cavaliers’ Sonny Randle at the UVA 38. He also had a fumble recovery against Furman and 10 tackles against N.C. State. He was named to the South Carolina Sportswriters’ All-State team and the Academic All-ACC team in 1957. Weston was a co-captain of the ’57 squad. He became a doctor after graudation and was president of the South Carolina Medical Association.
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation
Alexandria Episcopal Alexandria, VA


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1955 Fill 1955 G 1 1
1956 Game Program vs. Miami (Fla) 66 G 5-11 205 Jr 3 3
1957 Game Program vs. Texas 66 G 5-10 200 Sr 3 3
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Honors
AwardYear
1957 Academic All-ACC
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1955-10-29 Maryland Left Guard
1956-09-22 Duke Left Guard
1956-09-28 Miami (Fla.) Left Guard
1956-11-22 Wake Forest Left Guard
1957-09-28 Wofford Left Guard
1957-10-05 Texas Left Guard
1957-10-24 Clemson Left Guard
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 7 CLM 38 Charlie Horne rush for loss of 3 (Tommy Addison, Eddie Beall, Nelson Weston)
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1956 1956-10-25 Clemson 1 10 USC 42 Hayes rush for 5 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-09-28 Wofford 1 10 WOF 42 Bradshaw rush for 1 (Nelson Weston, Don Rogers)
1957 1957-09-28 Wofford 1 10 WOF 30 Green rush for 4 (Jimmy Merck, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-12 Furman 1 10 FUR 31 Grant rush for 4 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-12 Furman 1 10 USC 36 Grant rush for 2 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-12 Furman 1 10 FUR 19 Grant rush for 6 (Don Rogers, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 3 1 CLM 46 Rudy Hayes rush for 1 (Nelson Weston, Charley Johnson)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 1 10 CLM 47 Bob Chatlin rush for 1 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 3 8 CLM 41 Bob Spooner rush for 5 (Charley Johnson, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 7 USC 28 Bob Chatlin rush for 4 (Nelson Weston, Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 1 10 UNC 27 Gaca rush for 5 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 3 3 UNC 18 Gaca rush for 2 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 USC 49 Dick Christy rush for 2 (Nelson Weston, Julius Derrick)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 8 USC 47 Dick Christy rush for 2 (Jack Ashton, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 25 Hunter rush for 3 (Nelson Weston, Dwight Keith, Jimmy Duncan)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 6 USC 15 Hunter rush for 3 (Dwight Keith, Tommy Addison, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 36 Katich scrambles for 6 (Don Rogers, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 4 NCS 42 Katich rush for 3 (Nelson Weston) + SC late hit
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 33 Dick Christy rush for 4 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 8 USC 28 Hafer rush for 9 (Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 8 USC 46 Dick Christy rush for 6 (Dwight Keith, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 USC 11 Katich rush for 4 (Nelson Weston)