Born: November 8, 1917
Hometown: Pachuta, MS
Year Induction: 1988
Deceased : December 29, 1990
Mississippi State (1936-1939)
Cleveland Rams (1940)
Paterson Panthers (1941)
Starkville Academy (1977-1978)
Starkville High School (1953-1976)
Picayune High School (1943-1944)
Coach Nix enlisted US Army at Camp Shelby, MS in 1944 and remained in service until 1952 before returning to coaching.
Nix’s nickname was “Phantom” because he ran so fast that if an opponent blinked, Nix disappeared.
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