Dwayne Nix

Dwayne Nix
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – No. 82
PositionTight end
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Born: (1946-10-10) October 10, 1946 (age 78)
Kingsville, Texas
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolKing
(Kingsville, TX)
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (2003)

Dwayne Nix (born October 10, 1946) is a former Marine Corps officer and collegiate Hall of Fame tight end football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] He played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship game.

Nix played for the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas and was named to the Associated Press Little All-America squads three times, in 1966, 1967 and 1968.[2][3]

After graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, in the Vietnam War, initially flying Bell UH-1 Hueys. In 1974 he went to work for Bell Helicopter and later NAVAIR in Iran, before being evacuated in 1979.[1] That year he was named to the Kingsville Javelina Hall of Fame.[2]

In 1981 he returned to the Marine Corps.[4]

Nix remained with the Marine Corps as a reserve officer for 23 years, serving in the Gulf War during that time.[5] In 2003, Nix retired from the Marine Corps reserves as a colonel where he served as the Assistant Deputy Director, Operations Division in the Plans, Programs and Operations Department at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.[1]

In 2016, Nix was named to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Falcón, Vicky (June 5, 2003). "NAVAIR Director and Former "All American" to be Honored at College Football Hall of Fame". NAVAIR. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Dwayne Nix (1979) - Javelina Hall of Fame". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "TAMUK's Nix inducted into LSC Hall of Honor". lonestarconference.org. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Retired Marine gets inducted into Hall of Fame". 9th Marine Corps District. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dwayne Nix (2016) - Hall of Honor". lonestarconference.org. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nix to be Enshrined in LSC Hall of Honor". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.