Nick Nicholson (American football)

Nick Nicholson

Biographical details
Born	(1925-12-03)December 3, 1925 Farmersville, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 29, 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 84) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1945–1947	Rice
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1951	Freeport HS (TX) (assistant)
1952–1955	Freeport HS (TX)
1956–1961	Abilene Christian
Head coaching record
Overall	28–30–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-SWC (1945)

Novice Lee "Nick" Nicholson (December 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American football player and coach.^[1] He was the eighth head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving for six seasons, from 1956 to 1961, and compiling a record of 28–30–1.^[2][3]

Nicholson was born in Farmersville, Texas and grew up in Greenville. He was co-captain of his high school's football team in 1943 before graduating in 1944 and serving in the United States Navy. He played college football at Rice University, where he was selected to the 1945 All-Southwest Conference football team as a guard. Nicholson earned a master's degree in education from North Texas State College—now known as the University of North Texas—in 1952.^[4]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Gulf Coast Conference) (1956)
1956	Abilene Christian	4–6	1–2	3rd
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Independent) (1957–1961)
1957	Abilene Christian	5–3–1
1958	Abilene Christian	5–5
1959	Abilene Christian	5–5
1960	Abilene Christian	5–5
1961	Abilene Christian	4–6
Abilene Christian:		28–30–1	1–2
Total:		28–30–1

References

1. "Nick Nicholson | 1925 - 2010 | Obituary". Piersall Funeral Directors. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
2. 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) ACU Record Book^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Ex-Rice Guard Gets ACC Post". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. February 25, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .