562:
817:
595:
928:
588:
918:
854:
581:
903:
888:
923:
518:
898:
847:
233:
167:
908:
840:
913:
503:
893:
604:
323:
283:
126:
883:
482:
730:
515:
413:
394:
375:
356:
337:
301:
202:
241:
237:
91:
220:. He was co-captain of his high school's football team in 1943 before graduating in 1944 and serving in the
561:
539:
289:
878:
873:
163:
573:
240:. Nicholson earned a master's degree in education from North Texas State College—now known as the
213:
44:
823:
This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1950s is a
534:
221:
77:
217:
198:
824:
706:
682:
634:
618:
225:
794:
522:
229:
816:
738:
556:
544:
206:
867:
770:
674:
658:
474:
714:
650:
642:
626:
209:, serving for six seasons, from 1956 to 1961, and compiling a record of 28–30–1.
786:
778:
762:
746:
698:
61:
754:
722:
99:
577:
201:
player and coach. He was the eighth head football coach at
929:
College football coaches first appointed in the 1950s stubs
828:
919:
Players of
American football from Greenville, Texas
154:
149:
141:
136:
122:
114:
106:
97:
87:
73:
68:
51:
31:
26:
606:Abilene Christian Wildcats head football coaches
197:(December 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an
16:American football player and coach (1925–2010)
848:
589:
516:Abilene Christian University coaching records
8:
904:United States Navy personnel of World War II
21:
889:Abilene Christian Wildcats football coaches
234:1945 All-Southwest Conference football team
855:
841:
596:
582:
574:
20:
475:"Nick Nicholson | 1925 - 2010 | Obituary"
256:
924:Coaches of American football from Texas
466:
485:from the original on February 17, 2018
899:High school football coaches in Texas
446:
431:
7:
813:
811:
504:2008 Wildcat Football (media guide)
827:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
909:University of North Texas alumni
815:
560:
914:People from Farmersville, Texas
547:. February 25, 1956. p. 19
232:, where he was selected to the
1:
535:"Ex-Rice Guard Gets ACC Post"
203:Abilene Christian University
110:Freeport HS (TX) (assistant)
945:
894:Rice Owls football players
810:
521:December 17, 2014, at the
479:Piersall Funeral Directors
324:Abilene Christian Wildcats
284:Abilene Christian Wildcats
150:Accomplishments and honors
613:
454:
442:
412:
393:
374:
355:
336:
321:
300:
281:
242:University of North Texas
180:
176:
159:
132:
83:
884:American football guards
212:Nicholson was born in
540:Abilene Reporter-News
290:Gulf Coast Conference
248:Head coaching record
137:Head coaching record
27:Biographical details
258:
214:Farmersville, Texas
45:Farmersville, Texas
23:
433:Abilene Christian:
418:Abilene Christian
399:Abilene Christian
380:Abilene Christian
361:Abilene Christian
342:Abilene Christian
306:Abilene Christian
257:
222:United States Navy
62:San Antonio, Texas
55:September 29, 2010
836:
835:
805:
804:
458:
457:
332:
296:
199:American football
184:
183:
145:28–30–1 (college)
127:Abilene Christian
98:Coaching career (
936:
857:
850:
843:
819:
812:
798:
790:
782:
774:
766:
758:
750:
742:
734:
726:
718:
710:
707:Wally Bullington
702:
694:
686:
683:Garvin Beauchamp
678:
670:
662:
654:
646:
638:
635:Russell A. Lewis
630:
622:
619:Vernon McCasland
607:
598:
591:
584:
575:
568:
567:
565:
564:
554:
552:
531:
525:
513:
507:
501:
495:
494:
492:
490:
471:
330:
294:
259:
226:college football
118:Freeport HS (TX)
58:
42:December 3, 1925
41:
39:
24:
944:
943:
939:
938:
937:
935:
934:
933:
864:
863:
862:
861:
808:
806:
801:
795:Keith Patterson
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
641:
633:
625:
617:
609:
605:
602:
572:
571:
559:
550:
548:
533:
532:
528:
523:Wayback Machine
514:
510:
506:ACU Record Book
502:
498:
488:
486:
473:
472:
468:
463:
255:
250:
230:Rice University
216:and grew up in
162:First-team All-
60:
56:
43:
37:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
942:
940:
932:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
866:
865:
860:
859:
852:
845:
837:
834:
833:
820:
803:
802:
800:
799:
791:
783:
775:
767:
759:
751:
743:
739:Ronnie Peacock
735:
727:
719:
711:
703:
695:
691:Nick Nicholson
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
647:
639:
631:
623:
614:
611:
610:
603:
601:
600:
593:
586:
578:
570:
569:
557:Newspapers.com
545:Abilene, Texas
526:
508:
496:
465:
464:
462:
459:
456:
455:
453:
450:
444:
443:
441:
438:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
422:
419:
416:
410:
409:
407:
405:
403:
400:
397:
391:
390:
388:
386:
384:
381:
378:
372:
371:
369:
367:
365:
362:
359:
353:
352:
350:
348:
346:
343:
340:
334:
333:
319:
318:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
298:
297:
279:
278:
277:Bowl/playoffs
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
254:
251:
249:
246:
207:Abilene, Texas
182:
181:
178:
177:
174:
173:
172:
171:
157:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
134:
133:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
69:Playing career
66:
65:
59:(aged 84)
53:
49:
48:
33:
29:
28:
22:Nick Nicholson
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
941:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
871:
869:
858:
853:
851:
846:
844:
839:
838:
832:
830:
826:
821:
818:
814:
809:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
772:
771:Chris Thomsen
768:
764:
760:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
728:
724:
720:
716:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
676:
675:Tonto Coleman
672:
668:
664:
660:
659:Tonto Coleman
656:
652:
648:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
615:
612:
608:
599:
594:
592:
587:
585:
580:
579:
576:
563:
558:
546:
542:
541:
536:
530:
527:
524:
520:
517:
512:
509:
505:
500:
497:
484:
480:
476:
470:
467:
460:
451:
449:
445:
439:
436:
434:
430:
427:
425:
423:
420:
417:
415:
411:
408:
406:
404:
401:
398:
396:
392:
389:
387:
385:
382:
379:
377:
373:
370:
368:
366:
363:
360:
358:
354:
351:
349:
347:
344:
341:
339:
335:
329:
328:(Independent)
326:
325:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
303:
299:
293:
291:
286:
285:
280:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
260:
252:
247:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:. He played
223:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
179:
175:
169:
165:
161:
160:
158:
153:
148:
144:
140:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:unless noted)
101:
96:
93:
90:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
67:
63:
54:
50:
46:
34:
30:
25:
19:
829:expanding it
822:
807:
715:DeWitt Jones
690:
666:
651:A. B. Morris
643:Victor Payne
627:Sewell Jones
555:– via
549:. Retrieved
538:
529:
511:
499:
489:February 17,
487:. Retrieved
478:
469:
447:
432:
327:
322:
287:
282:
211:
194:
190:
186:
185:
57:(2010-09-29)
18:
879:2010 deaths
874:1925 births
789:(2017–2021)
787:Adam Dorrel
781:(2012–2016)
779:Ken Collums
773:(2005–2011)
765:(2000–2004)
763:Gary Gaines
757:(1996–1999)
749:(1993–1995)
747:Bob Strader
741:(1991–1992)
733:(1985–1990)
725:(1979–1984)
717:(1977–1978)
709:(1968–1976)
701:(1962–1967)
699:Les Wheeler
693:(1956–1961)
685:(1950–1955)
677:(1946–1949)
669:(1943–1945)
653:(1924–1941)
645:(1922–1923)
331:(1957–1961)
88:Position(s)
868:Categories
755:Jack Kiser
731:John Payne
723:Ted Sitton
461:References
271:Conference
244:—in 1952.
218:Greenville
187:Novice Lee
38:1925-12-03
551:April 26,
274:Standing
195:Nicholson
123:1956–1961
115:1952–1955
107:1948–1951
74:1945–1947
797:(2022– )
519:Archived
483:Archived
268:Overall
667:No team
452:28–30–1
437:28–30–1
253:College
142:Overall
661:(1942)
637:(1921)
629:(1920)
621:(1919)
448:Total:
295:(1956)
155:Awards
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
345:5–3–1
265:Team
262:Year
238:guard
236:as a
92:Guard
825:stub
553:2019
491:2018
414:1961
395:1960
376:1959
357:1958
338:1957
302:1956
191:Nick
168:1945
78:Rice
52:Died
32:Born
440:1–2
421:4–6
402:5–5
383:5–5
364:5–5
315:3rd
312:1–2
309:4–6
228:at
205:in
164:SWC
870::
543:.
537:.
481:.
477:.
193:"
100:HC
856:e
849:t
842:v
831:.
597:e
590:t
583:v
566:.
493:.
292:)
288:(
189:"
170:)
166:(
40:)
36:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.