Darrell Nicholson (born August 23, 1959) is a former American football linebacker.
After a career at North Carolina, where he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 1980 when the Tar Heels finished 11–1 and won the ACC with a 6–0 record, Nicholson was selected by the New York Giants in the 1982 NFL draft.
[1] After only one season, he joined the Toronto Argonauts and helped the team win the 71st Grey Cup.
[2] In his junior season at UNC, where he was a teammate of Lawrence Taylor, Nicholson led the Tar Heels in tackles with 75 solos and 42 assists.
[4] His sons A. J. Nicholson and Derek Nicholson played for the Florida State Seminoles.