Albert "Bert" Nelson (born November 17, 1921, in San Diego, California – January 9, 1994) was an American publisher and writer.
In 1948, after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley he was a co-founder of Track & Field News, along with his brother Cordner.
Bert had run the 880-yard dash in high school and continued to the cross-country team at Berkeley.
Returning from the Navy after World War II he first got his feet wet starting a small newspaper before the brothers began the magazine.
Starting in 1960, he established TAFNEWS Press, which went on to become the nation's leading track and field publisher.