He attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles, California, and played college football at the University of Southern California.

[2] Nix was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 20th round of the 1950 NFL draft.

[2] He then joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, again spending one season with the team.

[2][3] Nix married Celia May Park of Regina in 1952.

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