Mike Nixon

Mike Nixon
No. 12, 30
Born:(1911-11-21)November 21, 1911
Masontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:September 22, 2000(2000-09-22) (aged 88)
Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
CollegePittsburgh
Career history
As coach
1936–1939Pittsburgh Steelers (assistant)
1940–1941West Virginia (assistant)
1946-1951Pittsburgh Steelers (assistant)
1952–1953Chicago Cardinals (assistant)
1954–1958Washington Redskins (assistant)
1959–1960Washington Redskins
1961–1964Pittsburgh Steelers (assistant)
1965Pittsburgh Steelers
1966–1968Philadelphia Eagles (assistant)
As player
1935Pittsburgh Pirates
1942Brooklyn Dodgers
As scout
1969 – c. 1981Cleveland Browns
Career stats
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branchUnited States Navy seal U.S. Navy
Years of service1943–1946
Rank Lieutenant
Battles / warsWorld War II

Michael Regis Nixon (November 21, 1911 – September 22, 2000) was an American football player, coach and scout. His most prominent positions were as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers.