Researching Louie Nelson
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Records of Louie Nelson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Louie Nelson and the Nelson Family History
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Nelson Genealogy Databases
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Nelson Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Louie Nelson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Louie Nelson
Louie Nelson
Louis Nelson (born May 28, 1951) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nelson was drafted with the first pick in the second round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. Before the 1974–75 NBA season, Nelson was taken by the New Orleans Jazz in the NBA Expansion Draft. After playing two seasons with the Jazz, the Jazz waived him. Nelson was signed by the San Antonio Spurs before the 1976–77 NBA season, but was waived after four games. In the 1977–78 NBA season, Nelson's final NBA season, he played for the Kansas City Kings and New Jersey Nets. In his NBA career, Nelson averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.Louie is now a math teacher in LA Jordan High School. He coaches the girls basketball team.
Source: Louie Nelson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nelson
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