Nick Eyre

No. 78

Position:

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 16, 1959

Place of birth:

Las Vegas

Career information

College:

Brigham Young

NFL Draft:

1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106

Career history

Houston Oilers (1981)
Chicago Blitz (1983

Career highlights and awards

Consensus first-team All-American (1980)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	6
Player stats at NFL.com

Nicholas G. Eyre (born June 16, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Eyre played college football for Brigham Young University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the NFL's Houston Oilers for a single season in 1981.^[1]

Eyre was born in Las Vegas.

Eyre attended Brigham Young University, where he played for the BYU Cougars football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

The Houston Oilers chose Eyre in the fourth round (106th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft, and he played for the Oilers in 1981.

References

↑ NFL Draft History: Full Draft – by Alphabetic Order

External links

NFL.com player page

1980 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Mark Herrmann RB George Rogers RB Herschel Walker RB Jarvis Redwine WR Ken Margerum TE Dave Young OL Mark May OL Keith Van Horne OL Nick Eyre OL Louis Oubre OL Randy Schleusener C John Scully

Defense	DL Hugh Green DL E. J. Junior DL Kenneth Sims DL Leonard Mitchell DL Ron Simmons LB Mike Singletary LB Lawrence Taylor LB David Little LB Bob Crable DB Kenny Easley DB Ronnie Lott DB John Simmons

Special teams	P Rohn Stark PK Rex Robinson

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