On July 30, 1962, he suffered a serious right knee injury and was lost for the season after being placed on the injured reserve list.[7] In 1963, he started the first seven games at right tackle, until losing his spot to Bob Fry, who was moved to the right side to allow Tony Liscio to start at left tackle.
In 1964, he announced his retirement to devote more time to his advertising business.
Personal life
Nutting married Forrest Armstrong and had two children, a daughter Forrest and a son, Bradford, as well as grandchildren, Madeline, Conner, Darby, and Savannah.
He was married to his wife for 51 years. He was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.[8] He attended the Woodrow Wilson School of Law and passed the Georgia Bar. He had a long career in commercial real estate. He received the Silver Phoenix Award through the Atlanta Board of Realtors.