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Lloyd Nix has died, Auburn’s football program announced on Friday afternoon.
Nix was the quarterback of Auburn’s 1957 national championship team. Nix was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
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As a player, Nix had a dominant career for the Tigers. He was Auburn’s quarterback for 2 of the program’s best-ever seasons. The Tigers won the national championship in 1957 and then went undefeated (9-0-1) when Nix was a senior in 1958.
The 1957 national championship was the first in Auburn’s illustrious history. The Associated Press declared Auburn as the sport’s national champion following a 10-0 season that included wins over programs like Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi State. Auburn also closed out the year with a 40-0 win over rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Nix won the Cliff Hare award in 1959, which is still award on an annual basis to Auburn’s most outstanding senior across all sports.
After football, Nix made a career as a dentist in Decatur, Alabama. He was also a former president of Auburn Football Letterman’s Club and the Auburn Alumni Association.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
