Dwayne Nix (born October 10, 1946) is an American former college football player and United States Marine Corps officer.
Nix played for the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas and was named to the Associated Press Little All-America squads three times, in 1966, 1967 and 1968.
[2][3] After graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, in the Vietnam War, initially flying Bell UH-1 Hueys.
[4] Nix remained with the Marine Corps as a reserve officer for 23 years, serving in the Gulf War during that time.
[5] In 2003, Nix retired from the Marine Corps reserves as a colonel where he served as the Assistant Deputy Director, Operations Division in the Plans, Programs and Operations Department at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.[1] In 2016, Nix was named to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor.