For his son and current football player, see Hardy Nickerson Jr.
American football player
Hardy Nickerson
No. 54, 56
Position:
Linebacker
Personal information
Born:
(1965-09-01) September 1, 1965 (age 58) Compton, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:
Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, California)
College:
California
NFL draft:
1987 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
Career history
As player:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1987–1992)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–1999)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2000–2001)
Green Bay Packers (2002)
As coach:
Chicago Bears (2007) (LB)
Bishop O'Dowd HS (CA) (2010–2013) (HC)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2015) (LB)
San Francisco 49ers (2016) (LB)
Illinois (2016–2018) (DC/LB)
Career highlights and awards
"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year (1997)
2× First-team All-Pro (1993, 1997)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1996, 1999)
5× Pro Bowl (1993, 1996–1999)
NFL combined tackles leader (1993)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
First-team All-Pac-10 (1985)
2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (1984, 1986)
NFL record
Most combined tackles in a season: 214 (1993)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
1,586
Sacks:
21
Forced fumbles:
19
Fumble recoveries:
14
Interceptions:
12
Player stats at PFR
Hardy Otto Nickerson Sr. (born September 1, 1965) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a linebacker for four teams over 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 2002,. He played college football for the California Golden Bears. He was a fifth round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1987 NFL draft.[1] Nickerson spent the prime of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The hiring of head coaches Sam Wyche and Tony Dungy allowed Nickerson to play in the middle in a 4–3 defense for both coaches; Nickerson played in a 3–4 defense with the Steelers. While playing in the 4–3, Nickerson went to five Pro Bowls,[2] and was selected for the National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team.
^"1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^Hardy Nickerson NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com
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