Nick Eddy
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 23, 1944 Dunsmuir, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | December 31, 2025 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Tracy (Tracy, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1963-1966) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1966: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1966: Red Shirt 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Nicholas Matthew Eddy (August 23, 1944 – December 31, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning consensus All-American honors in 1966.