draftyear finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl draftpick statlabel
1966 1972 dunsmuir , california 1966 152 -- 523 24 -- 237 5 nick eddy
 running back 2 university of notre dame 23 august 1944 edd553722 24 rushing attempts -- yards receptions -- yards touchdowns
nick eddy

nicholas matthew eddy -lrb- born august 23 , 1944 -rrb- is a former american football player .
he was raised in tracy , california .
a broad-shouldered 6 feet , 195 lbs , he attended the university of notre dame on a football scholarship .
eddy was a standout running back and kick returner .
eddy was an all-american halfback , leading notre dame to the 1966 national championship .
he finished third to steve spurrier and bob griese in the 1966 heisman trophy balloting .
the detroit lions drafted eddy in the 1966 nfl draft .
eddy played for the lions from 1967 to 1972 , although he was never a star .
he was hampered by knee injuries .
eddy appeared as himself in the george plimpton movie , `` paper lion '' .
eddy and his spouse and family live in modesto , california .
eddy obtained a mild moderate specialist teaching credential from chapman university in modesto in 2005 .
he currently teaches special education for modesto city schools .
eric c. hansen devotes a chapter to eddy in his book , `` notre dame : where have you gone '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- .
