| Nick Nicholson | |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Farmersville, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1945–1947 |
| Player Team1: | Rice |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1948–1951 |
| Coach Team1: | Freeport HS (TX) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1952–1955 |
| Coach Team2: | Freeport HS (TX) |
| Coach Years3: | 1956–1961 |
| Coach Team3: | Abilene Christian |
| Overall Record: | 28–30–1 (college) |
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Novice Lee "Nick" Nicholson (December 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American football player and coach.[1] He was the eighth head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving for six seasons, from 1956 to 1961, and compiling a record of 28–30–1.[2] [3]
Nicholson was born in Farmersville, Texas and grew up in Greenville. He was co-captain of his high school's football team in 1943 before graduating in 1944 and serving in the United States Navy. He played college football at Rice University, where he was selected to the 1945 All-Southwest Conference football team as a guard. Nicholson earned a master's degree in education from North Texas State College—now known as the University of North Texas—in 1952.[4]