William Winfield "Windy" Nicklaus (January 6, 1904 – January 8, 1991) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1939 to 1940 and at

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in 1946. Nickaus attended Amarillo High School in

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, where he was captain of the football team in 1922. Nicklaus began his college football career at

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in 1924, playing for head coach

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, and transferred to

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, where he was captain of the 1925 Texas Tech Matadors, the school's first football team. Nickaus graduated from Texas Tech in 1928 and later coached football at Amarillo Junior High School. In 1935, he was appointed head football coach at Amarillo Junior College—now known as

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—succeeding

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. A year later, Nickaus moved on to Altus Junior College—now known as

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—in

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, serving as head football coach there for three seasons. He led his junior college football teams at the two schools to a record of 34–5 in four seasons. Nicklaus was later an educator and civic leader in Amarillo. He died on January 8, 1991.

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