# Allen Nichols

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{{Short description|American football player (1916–1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Allen Nichols
| image         =
| number        = 27, 51<ref name="Pfa"/>
| position      = [Fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football))
| birth_date    = October 28, 1916
| birth_place   = [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1981|6|18|1916|10|28}}
| death_place   = [Gibsonia, Pennsylvania](/source/Gibsonia%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| height_ft     = 5
| height_in     = 10
| weight_lbs    = 205
| high_school   = Avalon ([Avalon, Pennsylvania](/source/Avalon%2C_Pennsylvania))
| college       = [Temple](/source/Temple_Owls_football) (1936–1939)
| undraftedyear = 1940
| pastteams     =
* Paterson Panthers (1940)
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|1945}})
| pfr           = N/NichAl21 
}}
'''Allen Garfield Nichols''' (October 28, 1916 – June 18, 1981) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) who played one season with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Temple University](/source/Temple_University).

==Early life and college==
Allen Garfield Nichols was born on October 28, 1916, in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/n/nich00800.html | title=Allen Nichols | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Allen Nichols in Social Security Death Index|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/18715380-allen-nichols-social-security-death-index|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Fold3|language=en}}</ref> He attended Avalon High School in [Avalon, Pennsylvania](/source/Avalon%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name="Pfa"/>

He was a member of the [Temple Owls](/source/Temple_Owls_football) of [Temple University](/source/Temple_University) from 1936 to 1939.<ref name="Pfa"/> He was on the freshman team in 1936 and a three-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) from 1937 to 1939.<ref name="Pfa"/>

==Professional career==
After going undrafted in the [1940 NFL draft](/source/1940_NFL_draft), Nichols played in three games for the Paterson Panthers of the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(American_football)) in 1940, scoring one rushing touchdown.<ref name="Pfa"/>

He signed with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) in 1945.<ref name="transactions"/> He started one game for the Steelers during the 1945 season, rushing ten times for five yards, fumbling once, and recovering one fumble.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichAl21.htm | title=Allen Nichols | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref> He was released in 1945.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/n/nich00800.html | title=Al Nichols NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref>

==Death==
Nichols died on June 18, 1981, in [Gibsonia, Pennsylvania](/source/Gibsonia%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name="Pfa"/>

==References==
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Category:1916 births
Category:1981 deaths
Category:Players of American football from Pittsburgh
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Temple Owls football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:American Association (American football) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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