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Bowl games
  
Rose Bowl (1922)

Place of birth
  
California

High school
  
Pomona

Position
  
Halfback

Date of birth
  
(1901-10-17)October 17, 1901

Date of death
  
March 14, 1978(1978-03-14) (aged 76)

Place of death
  
Orange County, California

Died
  
14 March 1978, Orange County, California, United States

College
  
California Golden Bears football (1921–1923)

Date joined
  
1922 (California Golden Bears football)

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

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Early years

Nichols was born in California on October 17, 1901 to Allen P. Nichols and Elizabeth Adgate.

University of California, Berkeley

Nichols attended Pomona high school. He was a prominent running back for Andy Smith's California Golden Bears. He was twice selected All-Pacific Coast, and made Billy Evans's "National Honor Roll" in 1922. Nichols was the star of the 45–7 victory over Washington. He was elected captain of the 1923 team as well as the representative of his class to the executive board. 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.

References

Donald Nichols Wikipedia


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