Nick Eddy
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[edit] Notre Dame Fighting Irish halfback
Born August 23, 1944, Nick Eddy was raised in Tracy, California. A broad-shouldered 6 feet, 195 lbs, he attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. Eddy was a standout running back and kick returner. Eddy was an All-American halfback, leading Notre Dame to the 1966 national championship. Eddy finished third to Steve Spurrier and Bob Griese in the 1966 Heisman Trophy balloting. The Detroit Lions drafted Eddy in 1966. Eddy played for the Lions from 1966-1972, although he was never a star. He was hampered by knee injuries. Eddy appeared as himself in the George Plimpton movie, "The Paper Lion." Eddy and his spouse and family live in Modesto, California, where Eddy works as an insurance executive.
[edit] A Nick Eddy imposter!
In 1999, Nick Eddy's name surfaced in an unusual way as it was uncovered that a high school football coach named William Nicholas Eddy-McMullen had been posing as Nick Eddy for years. While the imposter Nick Eddy is only 5'7", he managed to persuade his players and coaches at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School that he was the same Nick Eddy who had played for the Detroit Lions and Notre Dame. A phone call from the real Nick Eddy to the school led to the diminutive Coach Eddy-McMullen's resignation.
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