United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977Montgomery, Wynn2007-12-14Encyclopedia article about Willard Nixon. Pitcher Willard Lee Nixon gained fame on the baseball diamonds of Boston, Massachusetts, and other American League cities, but his home was always Floyd County, Georgia. He was born in Taylorsville on June 17, 1928, to Eva Lou Brownlow and Robert Lee Nixon. He first played competitive sports at Pepperell and McHenry high schools. He began working for Pepperell Mills while honing his baseball skills with that organization's team in the Northwest Georgia Textile League and continued to work for Pepperell during his major league off-seasons.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Nixon, Willard, 1928-2000Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)Baseball players--Massachusetts--BostonAthletes--Massachusetts--BostonProfessional athletes--Massachusetts--BostonBaseball--Massachusetts--BostonPitchers (Baseball)--Massachusetts--BostonWillard Nixon (1928-2000)Text