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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1905 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1999 (aged 94) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920s | Morris Brown |
| Position(s) | End, halfback, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1930–1935 | Morris Brown |
| 1937–1939 | Morris Brown |
| 1941–1942 | Morris Brown |
| 1945–1947 | Prairie View A&M |
| 1948–1951 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| 1952–1965 | Prairie View A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1969 | Prairie View A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 193–60–21 |
| Bowls | 12–4–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 black college national (1941, 1953–1954, 1958, 1963–1964) 1 SIAC (1941) 7 SWAC (1952–1954, 1958, 1960, 1963–1964) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coach of the Year (1963) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1999 (profile) | |
William James Nicks (August 2, 1905 – November 2, 1999) was an American college football player and coach. He coached at historically black colleges in the Southern United States from 1930 to 1965. Nicks served as the head football coach at Morris Brown College in Georgia (1930–1935, 1937–1939, 1941–1942) and at Prairie View A&M University in Texas (1945–1947, 1952–1965). He was the NAIA Football Coach of the Year in 1963 and his teams were declared the black college football national champions six times. Nicks was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.