Calvin Nicholas
{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Calvin Nicholas
| number = 88
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|11}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 208
| high_school = McKinley (Baton Rouge)
| college = Grambling State (1982–1986)
| draftyear = 1987
| draftround = 11
| draftpick = 301
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 1
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 14
| pfr = N/NichCa20
}}
Calvin Lewis Nicholas (born June 11, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the eleventh round of the 1987 NFL draft after playing college football at Grambling State University.
Early life and college
Calvin Lewis Nicholas was born on June 11, 1964, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/n/nich00400.html | title=Calvin Nicholas | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 January 2025}} He attended McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge.
He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers of Grambling State University from 1982 to 1986. He was medically redshirted in 1985.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal/162142551/ | title=Robinson wanted 1985 season to be special | work=The Shreveport Journal | date=November 14, 1985 | accessdate=2 January 2025 | author=Byrd, Jerry}}
Professional career
Nicholas was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 11th round, with the 301st overall pick, of the 1987 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 22.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/n/nich00400.html | title=Calvin Nicholas NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 January 2025}} He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 1987, and spent the entire season there. Nicholas played in seven games for the 49ers during the 1988 season, catching one pass for 14 yards, before being released on November 22, 1988.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichCa20.htm | title=Calvin Nicholas | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=2 January 2025}}
Nicholas signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 31, 1989. He was released on July 29, 1989.
Personal life
Nicholas has served as a principal at several high schools.{{cite web | url=https://www.stlamerican.com/business/people-on-the-move/calvin-nicholas-is-new-principal-at-normandy-high/ | title=Calvin Nicholas is new principal at Normandy High | publisher=stlamerican.com | date=August 4, 2011 | accessdate=2 January 2025}} In 2015, he was fired as the principal of Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge after using a stick to break up a fight. A court reversed the firing in 2017 but by that time Nicholas had already started a new job as the principal at East Iberville Elementary and High School.{{cite web | url=https://www.wafb.com/story/36181763/judge-reverses-2015-termination-of-dr-calvin-nicholas-former-scotlandville-high-principal%3foutputType=amp | title=Judge reverses 2015 termination of Dr. Calvin Nicholas, former Scotlandville High principal | publisher=wafb.com | date=August 21, 2017 | accessdate=2 January 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/appeals-court-ex-scotlandville-high-principal-should-not-have-been-fired-for-breaking-up-student/article_ce80031a-7651-11e8-87f4-bb7e52367784.html | title=Appeals court: Ex-Scotlandville High principal should not have been fired for breaking up student fight | publisher=theadvocate.com | date=June 22, 2018 | accessdate=2 January 2025 | author=Gyan, Joe, Jr.}}
His son Calvin Spears was also a football player.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/s/spea00300.html | title=Calvin Spears | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 January 2025}}
References
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Grambling State Tigers football players
Category:McKinley Senior High School alumni
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen