Donald Nichols (American football)

Donald Nichols
California Golden Bears
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born:(1901-10-17)October 17, 1901
California, U.S.
Died:March 14, 1978(1978-03-14) (aged 76)
Orange County, California, U.S.
Career history
CollegeCalifornia (1921–1923)
Bowl gamesRose Bowl (1922)
High schoolPomona
Career highlights and awards

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

  1. ^ "Mount San Antonio College (1954), Walnut, CA". Mocavo.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide". 1920.
  4. ^ M.D. Tracy (December 5, 1922). "Seven Bears Picked For Mythical Coast Football Eleven". Modesto Evening News. p. 10.
  5. ^ Billy Evans (December 13, 1922). "Big Ten Given Eleven Places on Honor Roll: Kirk, Kirke and Goebel Named". The Lima News.
  6. ^ "Sacramento Union 12 November 1922 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
  7. ^ "The Stanford Daily 27 November 1922 — The Stanford Daily".
  8. ^ "Don Nichols Will Lead California in Football Next Year". California Alumni Monthly. 15: 349. 1922.
  9. ^ "Berkeley Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
  10. ^ "BearInsider.com - Reflecting on Opening Day at Memorial Stadium". Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.