Nick Eddy
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | August 23, 1944 Dunsmuir, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Tracy (CA) | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24 | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: Red Shirt 1 / Pick: 3 (by the Denver Broncos)[1] | ||||||
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Nicholas Matthew Eddy (born August 23, 1944) is a former
1966 NFL Draft
. Eddy played for the Lions from 1967 to 1972, although he was never a star. He was hampered by knee injuries.
Eddy appeared as himself in the George Plimpton movie, Paper Lion. Eddy and his spouse and family live in Modesto, California.
Eddy obtained a Mild Moderate Specialist teaching credential from Chapman University in Modesto in 2005. He currently teaches special education for Modesto City Schools. Eric C. Hansen devotes a chapter to Eddy in his book, Notre Dame: Where Have You Gone (2005).
References
- ^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Press, Sam Matthews,Tracy. "Ex-Tracy standout was impersonated for 20 years". The Stockton Record. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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