Blaine Nye

Blaine Nye

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Blaine Nye, December 2008
No. 61
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1946-03-29) March 29, 1946
Place of birth: Ogden, Utah
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Anaheim (CA) Servite
College: Stanford
NFL draft: 1968 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 125
Games started: 96
Fumble recoveries: 3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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.

Early years

Born in Ogden, Utah, Nye played football at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated in 1964.[1]

He played college football up the coast at Stanford University. As a sophomore at 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.[2] 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.[1]

Professional career

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.[3]

He played right guard between Hall of Famer offensive tackle Rayfield Wright (1970–1976) and Dave Manders (1970–1972) or John Fitzgerald (1973–1976) at center and helped anchor a dominant offensive line that led the Cowboys to three Super Bowls. He played in 125 games during his nine-year career with the Cowboys, including the three Super Bowls and two Pro Bowls. Nye retired at the end of the 1976 season (after the Pro Bowl in January) and was replaced by Tom Rafferty.

Nye was widely considered one of the smartest players in the NFL. Amidst the time and pressure of regular-season play, he earned two master's degrees. Inside the team, he founded the "Zero Club", which prided itself on performing behind the scenes. Its first rule, "Thou Shalt Not Seek Publicity," kept its members (Nye, Larry Cole, and Pat Toomay) out of the limelight.[4][5][6] Although he didn't seek publicity, he is also known for providing some of the team's famous quotes:

Personal life

During the offseason, Nye earned a M.S. in physics from University of Washington in Seattle in 1970 and an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1974.[7] After retiring from football in 1976, he earned a Ph.D. in finance from Stanford in 1981. His dissertation was titled "Demand and Pricing for Health Care and Guaranteed Insurability".

Stanford Consulting Group

In 1981, Nye founded Stanford Consulting Group. Inc.[8] He performs numerous economic analyses and research, and provides expert testimony in multiple areas including securities litigation, intellectual property, business litigation, damages, and insurance economics.

References

  1. 1 2 "Blaine Nye". Anaheim, California: Servite High School. Alumni Spotlight. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. Noland, Dave (November 19, 1990). "Physics and football were his fortes". Sports Illustrated: 140.
  3. Buttram, Bill (January 3, 1973). "Wilbur gets his revenge". Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). p. 8.
  4. Chick, Bob (October 4, 1977). "To be dull is the thing". St. Petersburg Independent (Florida). p. 1C.
  5. "Cole steps into limelight with retirement". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). UPI. March 28, 1981. p. 24.
  6. Macelli, Dawn (June 30, 2015). "Cowboys Memories: The Zero Club". Blogging the Boys. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. "Stanford GSB Athletic Champions". Stanford Business. Fall 1980. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. "Experts". Stanford Consulting Group. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

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