Donald Nichols (American football)

Donald Penfield Nichols (October 17, 1901 – March 14, 1978) was a college football player and attorney from Pomona, California.[1]

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

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 (1922-12-13). "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".
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