Dave Nelson (Australian footballer)

David Joseph Nelson (26 February 1910 – 12 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of David Guy Nelson (1870–1970), and Ellen Nelson (1880–1953), née Tighe, David Joseph Nelson was born in Collingwood, Victoria on 26 February 1910.

He married Patricia Mary McDonald (1917–1997) in 1939.

Military service
Nelson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.

Death
He died at his residence in Hawthorn, Victoria on 12 April 1986.