Eye on the Y: Billy Nixon announced recently that he is leaving the Cougars. KevinReynolds30 caught up with him a couple of days ago to talk, and the story of how Nixon became a BYU fan jumped out.
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Chad Lewis celebrates his touchdown catch in the second quarter on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002 in Nashville, Tenn. As Kalani Sitake’s director of football operations, Nixon was in charge of player experience, on the NIL committee with the athletic department and was instrumental in upgrading the uniform.. I caught up with him a couple of days ago to talk and the story of how he became a BYU fan jumped out at me.
“That’s kind of how my journey got started,” Nixon said. “I wouldn’t have been at BYU without Chad Lewis. It’s crazy.” When the team flew back to Philadelphia, it was determined that Lewis needed surgery that Wednesday. The surgery would take place in Baltimore. So, Lewis called Nixon’s Young Men’s president to see if he could give him a ride from Philly to Baltimore. The president said he was busy that day, but then called Nixon’s father to see if he could fill in.
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