Darrell Nicholson

Darrell Nicholson
No. 29, 72
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	August 23, 1959 (age 64); Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Forsyth (NC)
College:	North Carolina
NFL draft:	1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156
Career history
	New York Giants (1982); Toronto Argonauts (1983–1985); Calgary Stampeders (1985); Ottawa Rough Riders (1986);
Career highlights and awards
	ACC Rookie of the Year (1978); First-team All-ACC (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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
^ "A.J. Nicholson, Florida State, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
^ "The Top 20 - 08.31.81 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
^ Powell, Adam (2006). University of North Carolina football. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 84. ISBN 0-7385-4288-1.

[1] "Fsu's Nicholson Turns Recruiter On Trip Home". Sun-Sentinel. October 24, 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

[2] "A.J. Nicholson, Florida State, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

[3] "The Top 20 - 08.31.81 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

[4] Powell, Adam (2006). University of North Carolina football. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 84. ISBN 0-7385-4288-1.

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