Donald Penfield Nichols (October 17, 1901 – March 14, 1978) was a college football player and attorney from Pomona, California.[1]
| California Golden Bears | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 17, 1901 California, U.S. |
| Died: | March 14, 1978 (aged 76) Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | California (1921–1923) |
| Bowl games | Rose Bowl (1922) |
| High school | Pomona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editNichols was born in California on October 17, 1901 to Allen P. Nichols and Elizabeth Adgate.[2]
University of California, Berkeley
editNichols 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
edit- ^ "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". 1920.
- ^ M.D. Tracy (December 5, 1922). "Seven Bears Picked For Mythical Coast Football Eleven". Modesto Evening News. p. 10.
- ^ Billy Evans (December 13, 1922). "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. 1922.
- ^ "Berkeley Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "BearInsider.com - Reflecting on Opening Day at Memorial Stadium". Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.