Hardy Nickerson
Hardy Otto Nickerson
Born: September 1, 1965
Compton, CA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: California
High School: Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1987-2002
Drafted: 1987 in Round 5, #122 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Hardy Nickerson played from 1987 to 2002 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nickerson intercepted 12 passes for 71 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1994 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | 1996 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | 1999 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 2000 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 2001 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1994 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1995 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1996 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1997 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1998 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1999 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2000 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1.5 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 114 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 86 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 89 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1996 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 76 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 105 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1998 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 45 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 65 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2000 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 89 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 49 | 36 | 0 |
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| Totals | 1428 | 1271 | 314 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 19 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 | 1988 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 10 | 1989 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 8 | 1990 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 14 | 1991 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 14 | 1992 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 15 | 1993 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 | 1994 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 14 | 1995 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 | 1996 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 | 1997 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 | 1998 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 10 | 1999 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 | 2000 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 6 | 2001 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 14 | 2002 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 15 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team
Honors
1993 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1997 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1999 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1999 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
