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Dwayne Nix

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Date of birth
  
October 10, 1946

Role
  
American football player

Name
  
Dwayne Nix

College
  
Texas A&I

Place of birth
  
Kingsville, Texas


Awards
  
Three Time AP Small College All-America (1966-1968)

Education
  
Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Dwayne Nix (born October 10, 1946) was an American football player, in the position of tight end. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship game. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, initially flying Bell UH-1 Hueys. He served in the Vietnam War and Gulf War, and retired from the Marine Corps reserves as a colonel.

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