Nix Wins AFLAC Assistant Coach Honor

Nix Wins AFLAC Assistant Coach Honor

Tyrone Nix

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss Defensive Coordinator Tyrone Nix has been

selected as an AFLAC and Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director Magazine Assistant

Coach of the Year. He represents the top one percent of the 300,000 coaches who were

nominated for the award.

"I'm honored to be recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation," Nix said.

"I would like to believe that I do have a positive influence on both the coaches I coach with

and the players who play for me, but I am equally aware that it takes a team effort, both

players and coaches, in order to be successful."

Nix is one of a small number of coaches selected from among some 300,000 assistant

coaches nationally, representing all sports including every level from high school through

the collegiate ranks.

According to the magazine, the awards are given annually to "the real heroes of sports

in America, the nation's top high school and college assistant coaches.

"They're the real men and women who toil, frequently with little recognition, to make

certain their programs are the best they can be while having a positive effect on the

young athletes in their charge."

Nominations are received annually from head coaches, other assistants, players, fans,

the media and, in at least several cases, the coaches' own children.

Nix, an outstanding linebacker at Southern Miss, has been a member of the Golden

Eagle coaching staff since graduating in 1995, and two years ago was the youngest

coordinator in the country and was the youngest defensive coordinator in the nation

last year. Nix has coached a number of players who have earned all-conference and

All-America honors, as well as several who have been successful in the NFL.

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