Donald Nichols
Donald Nichols| California Golden Bears |
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| Position |
Halfback |
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| Career history |
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| College |
California (1921–1923) |
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| Bowl games |
Rose Bowl (1922) |
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| High school |
Pomona |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1901-10-17)October 17, 1901 |
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| Place of birth |
California |
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| Date of death |
March 14, 1978(1978-03-14) (aged 76) |
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| Place of death |
Orange County, California |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- Billy Evans National Honor Roll (1922)
- All-American (1922)
- All-Pacific Coast (1922, 1923)
- National championship (1922, 1923)
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Donald Penfield Nichols (October 17, 1901 – March 14, 1978) was a college football player and attorney from Pomona, California. [1]
Early years
Nichols was born in California on October 17, 1901 to Allen P. Nichols and Elizabeth Adgate.[2]
University of California, Berkeley
Nichols attended Pomona high school.[3] He was a prominent running back for Andy Smith's California Golden Bears. He was twice selected All-Pacific Coast,[4] and made Billy Evans's "National Honor Roll" in 1922.[5] Nichols was the star of the 45–7 victory over Washington.[6] He was elected captain of the 1923 team[7][8] as well as the representative of his class to the executive board.[9] Nichols was one of the players who left with coach Smith on a scouting trip to Stanford in Palo Alto as the Bears were tied by Nevada.[10]
References
- ↑ "Mount San Antonio College (1954), Walnut, CA". Mocavo.
- ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NJ-BZJ : accessed 9 January 2016), Donald Penfield Nichols and Beatrice I Butterfield, 24 Jul 1926; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,649.
- ↑ "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide".
- ↑ M.D. Tracy (December 5, 1922). "Seven Bears Picked For Mythical Coast Football Eleven". Modesto Evening News. p. 10.
- ↑ Billy Evans (1922-12-13). "Big Ten Given Eleven Places on Honor Roll: Kirk, Kirke and Goebel Named". The Lima News.
- ↑ "Sacramento Union 12 November 1922 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
- ↑ "The Stanford Daily 27 November 1922 — The Stanford Daily".
- ↑ "Don Nichols Will Lead California in Football Next Year". California Alumni Monthly 15: 349.
- ↑ "Berkeley Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ "BearInsider.com - Reflecting on Opening Day at Memorial Stadium".