Darrell Nicholson

Darrell Nicholson
No. 29, 72
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1959-08-23) August 23, 1959
Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Winston-Salem (NC)
College: North Carolina
NFL Draft: 1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Darrell Nicholson (born August 23, 1959) is a former American football linebacker. After a career at North Carolina, where he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 1980 when the Tar Heels finished 11–1 and won the ACC with a 6–0 record, Nicholson was selected by the New York Giants in the 1982 NFL Draft.[1] After only one season, he joined the Toronto Argonauts and helped the team win the 71st Grey Cup.[2]

In his junior season at UNC, where he was a teammate of Lawrence Taylor, Nicholson led the Tar Heels in tackles with 75 solos and 42 assists.[3] He had been the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1978.[4]

His sons A. J. Nicholson and Derek Nicholson played for the Florida State Seminoles.

References

  1. "Fsu's Nicholson Turns Recruiter On Trip Home". Sun-Sentinel. October 24, 2004.
  2. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/417735
  3. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124726/9/index.htm
  4. Powell, Adam (2006). University of North Carolina football. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 84. ISBN 0-7385-4288-1.
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