Nick Eyre

{{Short description|American football player (1959–2018)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| position = Offensive tackle

| number = 78

| birth_date = {{Birth date text|June 6, 1959}}

| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|November 15, 2018|June 6, 1959}}

| death_place = St. George, Utah, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 276

| high_school = Las Vegas

| college = BYU

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 106

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1981}})
• Chicago Blitz ({{USFL Year|1983}})

| highlights =

• Consensus All-American (1980)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 6

| pfr = EyreNi20

}}

Nicholas G. Eyre (June 16, 1959{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/nickeyre/2513778/profile |title=Nick Eyre |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=January 14, 2019}} – November 15, 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=nick-g-eyre&pid=190767959&fhid=16025 |title=Obituary for Nick G. Eyre |work=Desert News |accessdate=January 14, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sundbergolpinmortuary.com/notices/Nick-Eyre |title=Obituary for Nick G. Eyre |publisher=Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416011756/https://www.sundbergolpinmortuary.com/notices/Nick-Eyre |url-status=dead }}) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Eyre played college football for the BYU Cougars, earning consensus All-American honors in 1980. He played for the NFL's Houston Oilers for a single season in 1981.[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=E&abbrFlag=1&type=alphabetical NFL Draft History: Full Draft – by Alphabetic Order]

Eyre was born in Las Vegas and died in St. George, Utah.

Eyre attended Brigham Young University, where he played for the BYU Cougars football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

The Houston Oilers chose Eyre in the fourth round (106th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL draft, and he played for the Oilers in {{NFL Year|1981}}.