Dwayne Nix

Dwayne Nix
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – No. 82
PositionTight end
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Born: (1946-10-10) October 10, 1946 (age 78)
Kingsville, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
CollegeTexas A&I (1965–1968)
High schoolKing
(Kingsville, Texas)
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (2003)

Dwayne Nix (born October 10, 1946) is an American former college football player and United States Marine Corps officer. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] He played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship game.

Nix played for the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas and was named to the Associated Press Little All-America squads three times, in 1966, 1967 and 1968.[2][3]

After graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, in the Vietnam War, initially flying Bell UH-1 Hueys. In 1974 he went to work for Bell Helicopter and later NAVAIR in Iran, before being evacuated in 1979.[1] That year he was named to the Kingsville Javelina Hall of Fame.[2]

In 1981 he returned to the Marine Corps.[4]

Nix remained with the Marine Corps as a reserve officer for 23 years, serving in the Gulf War during that time.[5] In 2003, Nix retired from the Marine Corps reserves as a colonel where he served as the Assistant Deputy Director, Operations Division in the Plans, Programs and Operations Department at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.[1]

In 2016, Nix was named to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Falcón, Vicky (June 5, 2003). "NAVAIR Director and Former "All American" to be Honored at College Football Hall of Fame". NAVAIR. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Dwayne Nix (1979) - Javelina Hall of Fame". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "TAMUK's Nix inducted into LSC Hall of Honor". lonestarconference.org. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Retired Marine gets inducted into Hall of Fame". 9th Marine Corps District. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dwayne Nix (2016) - Hall of Honor". lonestarconference.org. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nix to be Enshrined in LSC Hall of Honor". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.


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