Emery Nix, 86, of Blanco, died at home on December 6, 2005. He was an athlete, an educator, coach, husband and father of 3 sons.He played on the 1938 State Championship team for Corpus Christi HS as an All State QB, attended Texas Christian University where he took the Frogs to the 1942 Orange Bowl. Emery was a QB for the NY Giants Professional Football Team and served in the Navy during WWII.He and his wife Juanita retired to Blanco in 1971.He is survived by his wife, Juanita of Blanco; 2 sons, Dean and wife Corina, of Victoria and Kent and wife Susan, of Ft. Worth; 1 sister, Hazel Edwards of Ingleside; 7 Grandchildren and 10 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Roger.Services will be 10:00 am Friday, December 9, 2005 at the First Baptist Church, in Blanco. Interment will follow in the Blanco Cemetery. Visitation will be at Crofts Funeral Home, in Blanco, Thursday. The family will be present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.