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| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 23, 1959 | |
| Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Career information | |
| College: North Carolina | |
| NFL Draft: 1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
*New York Giants (1982)
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| Career highlights and awards | |
* All-ACC first team (1980)
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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[]
- ↑ "Fsu's Nicholson Turns Recruiter On Trip Home". Sun-Sentinel. October 24, 2004. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-10-24/sports/0410240124_1_wyatt-sexton-nicholson-s-younger-brother-fsu-s-craphonso-thorpe.
- ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/417735
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124726/9/index.htm
- ↑ Powell, Adam (2006). University of North Carolina football. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 84. ISBN 0-7385-4288-1.
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