Lance Nimmo

❧

Wikipedia

Lance Nimmo
No. 65, 73, 77
PositionOffensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1979-09-13) September 13, 1979 (age 46)
New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
CollegeWest Virginia
NFL draft2003: 4th round, 130th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights

Lance Nimmo (born September 13, 1979) is an American former football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).

Early life and college

A native of New Castle, Pennsylvania, Nimmo played high school football at Laurel[1] JSHS, just outside New Castle, played college football at West Virginia, and competed in 44 games. He was a two-year starter at left tackle and earned first-team all-conference as a senior as part of an offensive line that yielded only one sack all season. Nimmo was also Academic All-Big East for all four years.[2] He was represented by agent Joe Lenta.[3] In addition to football, Nimmo competed in pedal tractor pulls growing up, which his father, Bob Nimmo, credited as helping his conditioning.[4]

Professional career

Nimmo was selected 130th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft.[5][6] Nimmo went to Japan as part of a preseason game for the Buccaneers but was waived after training camp. He spent the 2003 season on the active roster of the New York Jets, though he never played in a game.[2] He spent the spring of 2004 in NFL Europe, starting 10 games for the Cologne Centurions.[7] Nimmo was signed to the New England Patriots for the 2004–2005 season.[8] Despite remaining on the practice squad, he earned a Super Bowl ring after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX.[2] Nimmo has no official NFL statistics, having only one season as an active, competitive player (with no game time), and having only worked on practice squads in other years.[6]

Personal life

As of January 2020, Nimmo is a math teacher at Sharpsville Area Middle School, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.[9] He is a member of the Laurel School Board.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Lance Nimmo - Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Finding Nimmo". Buccaneers.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meyer, Paul (April 23, 2003). "West Virginia quartet awaits draft with hopes high, TVs off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Wagoner, Rachael (June 26, 2019). "Pedal tractor pulling fun for generations of New Castle family". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Draft Signings; Stats at ESPN.com; accessed September 2015
  7. ↑ "Patriots waive OT Lance Nimmo and QB Chris Redman". Patriots.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lance Nimmo; New England Patriots roster; via Wayback; accessed May 19, 2011
  9. ↑ "Sharpsville Area School District | Faculty". Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sirianni, Pete (January 16, 2020). "Board gives Rich new contract at Laurel". New Castle News. Retrieved January 19, 2020.