Dwight Nichols
Personal information
Born:October 21, 1934
Knoxville, Iowa, U.S.
Died:February 2, 2009 (age 74)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:165[1] lb (75 kg)
Career information
College:Iowa State
Position:Halfback
AFL draft:1960 / Round: Second Selections
(by the Buffalo Bills)
Career highlights and awards

Dwight Edward Nichols (October 21, 1934 – February 2, 2009) was an American football player. Nichols attended Iowa State University and played college football at the halfback position for the Iowa State Cyclones football team from 1957 to 1959. As a junior in 1958, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player in Big Seven Conference after gaining 1,172 yards, including 815 rushing yards.[2] As a senior, he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on its 1959 College Football All-America Team,[3] and he received third-team honors from the Associated Press and United Press International.[4][5] He finished his collegiate career 2,232 rushing yards and 3,949 yards of total offense.[2] He was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 2009.[6] Nichols was also a veteran of the Korean War. He died in Dallas, Texas, in 2009 at age 74.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dwight Nichols Is Leading Cyclones to Winning Year". Lawrence Journal-World. October 21, 1959.
  2. ^ a b c "ISU All-American Dwight Nichols Dies". Iowa State University. February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2004. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.
  5. ^ Leo H. Peterson (December 2, 1959). "Billy Cannon Heads All-American". The Times, Beaver Valley (UPI story). p. 18.
  6. ^ "Dwight Nichols - Hall of Fame Class of 1999". Iowa State University. September 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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