Alvin Kent Nix was born on March 12,1944 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Kent Nix
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Kent Nix played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Kent Nix helped TCU to an upset of Baylor University in October 1964.
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Kent Nix hit on five consecutive passes during a 79-yard drive for a touchdown, in the second quarter.
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Kent Nix tied a Southwest Conference record with 4 touchdown passes of 31,24,12, and 15 yards, versus Rice University, in November 1965.
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Kent Nix was bothered for much of his collegiate career by a knee injury.
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Kent Nix was cut by the Green Bay Packers on August 2,1966.
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Kent Nix passed through waivers but was retained on the Packers' taxi squad for the remainder of the 1966 season.
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Kent Nix was back in the Packers' training camp in 1967, but trailed three other quarterbacks on the depth chart: Bart Starr, Zeke Bratkowski and Don Horn.
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Kent Nix got his first chance to play in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers in September 1967.
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Kent Nix completed 23 of 34 passes against the Cleveland Browns for 218 yards and one touchdown, in October 1967.
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Kent Nix handed off to Shy for two one-yard touchdowns to cap drives of 80 and 64 yards in the first and second quarters.
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Kent Nix fooled the Lions' defense by passing often on first and second down.
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Kent Nix signed with the Chicago Bears and spent the 1970 season on the taxi squad.
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Kent Nix threw touchdown passes of 25 and 35 yards to Bob Wallace and Gordon.
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In March 1974 Kent Nix filed suit against the Bears, charging they had misdiagnosed a November 1971 hand injury as a sprained wrist.
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Kent Nix appeared in 12 games for the Oilers, two of them starts.
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Kent Nix found himself in a four-way competition for three quarterback slots with the Saints, vying for a job with Archie Manning, second year QB Bobby Scott, and former Jets and Oilers backup QB Bob Davis.
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Kent Nix returned to TCU to finish his business degree, and went into business with his wife Susan, who attended TCU.
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Kent Nix was named "Miss TCU" during her senior year.
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Susan Kent Nix died in November 2020 from COVID-19 related complications.