Nick Eddy

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Nick Eddy (born August 23, 1944 in Dunsmuir, California) 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. He finished third to Steve Spurrier and Bob Griese in the 1966 Heisman Trophy balloting. The Detroit Lions drafted Eddy in the 1966 NFL Draft. Eddy played for the Lions from 1967-1972, although he was never a star. He was hampered by knee injuries.

Eddy appeared as himself in the George Plimpton movie, Paper Lion. Eddy and his spouse and family live in Modesto, California.

Eddy obtained a Mild Moderate Specialist teaching credential from Chapman University in Modesto in 2005. He currently teaches a Special Education for Modesto City Schools. Eric C. Hansen devotes a chapter to Eddy in his book, "Notre Dame: Where Have You Gone" (2005).

[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. [1]