Darrell Nicholson

Darrell Nicholson

No. 29, 72
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1959-08-23) August 23, 1959
Place of birth:	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Career information
High school:	Winston-Salem (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
All-ACC first team (1980) ACC Rookie of the Year (1978)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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. After only one season, he joined the Toronto Argonauts and helped the team win the 71st Grey Cup.

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. He had been the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1978.

His sons A. J. Nicholson and Derek Nicholson played for the Florida State Seminoles.