Career
Ken Nielsen played Canadian university football at the University of Alberta. Though drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ken Nielsen was traded that same year to Ken Nielsen became a standout wide receiver for the Blue Bombers from 1965 to 1970. But the Blue Bombers lost that game to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the so-called "Wind Bowl", when weather conditions were terrible for passing, punting, and place kicking.
During training camp in 1970, after only five seasons, Nielsen suffered a serious neck injury which cut short his career.
He caught 280 passes for 4,340 yards. Nielsen now is a retired dentist living in.
