Dwight Edward Nichols (October 21, 1934 – February 2, 2009) was an

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player. Nichols attended

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and played

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at the halfback position for the

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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. As a senior, he was selected by the

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as a first-team player on its

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, and he received third-team honors from the

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and

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. He finished his collegiate career 2,232 rushing yards and 3,949 yards of total offense. He was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 2009. Nichols was also a veteran of the

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. He died in

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, in 2009 at age 74.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, Dwight 1934 births 2009 deaths American football halfbacks Iowa State Cyclones football players Players of American football from Iowa People from Knoxville, Iowa