Blaine Nye
Blaine Nye, December 2008
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 29, 1946 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Ogden, Utah | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Anaheim (CA) Servite | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1968 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 125 |
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| Games started: | 96 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 3 |
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Blaine Francis Nye (born March 29, 1946) is a former American football player, an offensive lineman in the National Football League for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He was later the founder and president of Stanford Consulting Group, Inc., a firm specializing in economic research.
Born in Ogden, Utah, Nye played football at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated in 1964.
He played college football at Stanford University. As a sophomore in 1965, he played offensive tackle and defensive end. The next season he was moved to defensive tackle, led the team with 104 tackles and received honorable-mention All-Pac-8 honors. As a senior in 1967, he made All-AAWU Athletic Association of Western Universities Honorable-Mention, while earning a B.A in physics. He also played rugby.
He was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame, the Stanford All-Century football team and to the Orange County Sports Hall Of Fame.
Nye was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft as a defensive tackle. During the 1970 season, with the Cowboys needing help on the offensive line, he was switched to offensive guard and replaced John Wilbur.
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