Roger Nelson
Founded Skydive Chicago, one of the largest skydiving centers in the United States.
Developed the Advanced Freefall Program (AFP), revolutionizing skydiving training techniques.
Set FAI world records for largest skydiving formations in 1986 (120-way), 1988 (144-way), and 1998 (246-way, also setting a Guinness Book record at 259-way).
Inducted: 2021
Country: United States
Roger Nelson was a son to an 82nd Airborne Paratrooper. He fell in love with skydiving at the age of 16 and went on to make over 9,000 skydives, developed several world record milestones in formation skydiving, founded the skydiving fraternity Freak Brothers, progressive student training, and created two state-of-the-art skydiving resorts in his lifetime. He also won several national titles in 10-way, and served as a USPA National Director from 2001-2002. Roger passed away in 2003.
Date of First Jump: 1971
Born: October 25, 1955
Died: June 7, 2003
Career Stats
9,000
Total
Jumps
Jumps
3
World
Records
Records
