# Nate Simpson

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Nate Simpson
| number      = 48
| position    = [Running back](/source/Running_back)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1954|11|30}}
| birth_place = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lbs  = 189
| high_school = [East Nashville](/source/East_Nashville_Magnet_School)
| college     = [Tennessee State](/source/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football)
| draftyear   = 1977
| draftround  = 5
| draftpick   = 122
| pastteams   =
* [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}})
* [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) ({{NFL Year|1981}})*
| statlabel1  = [Rushing attempts](/source/Carry_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue1  = 153
| statlabel2  = [Rushing yards](/source/Rush_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue2  = 497
| statlabel3  = [Receptions](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue3  = 17
| statlabel4  = Receiving yards
| statvalue4  = 69
| statlabel5  = [Total TDs](/source/Touchdown)
| statvalue5  = 1
| pfr         = SimpNa20
}}

'''Nate Simpson''' (born November 30, 1954) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [running back](/source/running_back) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Tennessee State Tigers](/source/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football). Simpson was selected by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) in the fifth round of the [1977 NFL draft](/source/1977_NFL_draft) and played three seasons with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimpNa20.htm|title=Nate Simpson|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2010-12-18}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Green Bay Packers 1978 NFL draft picks}}

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Category:Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:American football running backs
Category:Tennessee State Tigers football players
Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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