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'''Barry Nix''' (born [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]) was an English [[football (soccer)]] [[defender (football)|defender]] who was a three-time [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|First Team All American]] soccer player at [[Columbia University]]
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'''Barry Nix''' was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (football)|defender]]. He was a three-time [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|First Team All American]] soccer player at [[Columbia University]]


==Soccer==
==Soccer==
Nix, a native of England, was recruited to play soccer at [[Columbia University]] in the United States. Over the course of his four year career with the [[Columbia Lions|Lions]], 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first team All American]] recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980.<ref>[http://www.nscaa.com/all-america-awards.php NSCAA records]</ref> He was also a two time [[Ivy League]] Player of the Year as the Lions won four straight Ivy League championships. In 1979, he was integral to the Columbia team which went to the NCAA Final Four. Nix was inducted into the Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame on February 18, 2006.
Nix, a native of Rotherham, England, was recruited to play soccer at [[Columbia University]] in the United States. Over the course of his four-year career with the [[Columbia Lions|Lions]], 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first team All American]] recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/all-america-awards.php |title=NSCAA records |access-date=20 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424104214/http://www.nscaa.com/all-america-awards.php |archive-date=24 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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==Investment manager==
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Rather than pursuing a career in soccer following graduation from Columbia, Nix returned to England where he joined [[Bear Stearns]], moving up the ranks to become Senior Managing Director heading the company’s Fixed Income Trading and Sales. He then moved to Nomura International in London as Nomura's Co-Head of Global Markets.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=530136 Columbia Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=530136 Columbia Hall of Fame]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5D6163FF930A35752C1A967958260&sec=&spon= November 3, 1991 Wedding Announcement in New York Times]
* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5D6163FF930A35752C1A967958260&sec=&spon= Wedding announcement], 3 November 1991, ''[[The New York Times]]''


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Latest revision as of 16:47, 9 July 2024

Barry Nix was an English footballer who played as a defender. He was a three-time First Team All American soccer player at Columbia University

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Nix, a native of Rotherham, England, was recruited to play soccer at Columbia University in the United States. Over the course of his four-year career with the Lions, 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned first team All American recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ "NSCAA records". Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
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