 Nixon in July 1981 | |||||||
| No. 84 | |||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | September 22, 1958 Camilla, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Miami (FL) Carol City | ||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Frederick Lenar Nixon (born September 22, 1958) is an American former footballer who played as a wide receiver for the National Football League (NFL).
Nixon was born Frederick Lenar Nixon on September 22, 1958, in Camilla, Georgia, United States.[1] He attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2]
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Oklahoma.[3]
Nixon was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team. He returned for a third season, but was placed on the injured reserve list with a stress fracture of the foot on August 24, 1982, through the entire 1982 season.[4] The Packers released him on March 2, 1983.[5]
Nixon signed with the Oklahoma Outlaws of the USFL on October 11, 1983.[6] On January 26, 1984, while at training camp in Tampa, Florida he was hospitalized with heat exhaustion. Shortly after his illness, Nixon retired from the team.[7]
Nixon signed with the Orlando Renegades of the USFL in November 1984.[8]
