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Nicholson passed the Ohio bar in 1936, but never practiced law. Instead, he and his assistant coach, Charles Wertz purchased the
Builders and Industrial Supply Company out of receivership. Wertz later sold his interest in the business to Nicholson and it was renamed the Nicholson Concrete Company. In
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Rockets lost their first five games and Nicholson dismissed five players for lack of effort. The school canceled the 1931 football season
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686:Merritt, Green (October 17, 1935).
70:University of Toledo College of Law
1115:People from Pompano Beach, Florida
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1120:Sportspeople from Sandusky, Ohio
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1085:Businesspeople from Toledo, Ohio
711:Treier, Roscoe (April 8, 1958).
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158:James Albert Nicholson
659:"Those Were The Days"
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537:"Honor Denison Pilot"
306:Northwest Ohio League
543:. September 17, 1926
269:Head coaching record
202:Sandusky High School
166:University of Toledo
139:Head coaching record
24:Biographical details
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713:"Today In Toledo"
580:"James Nicholson"
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1031:Tim Beckman
1025:(2001–2008)
1023:Tom Amstutz
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1001:(1982–1989)
999:Dan Simrell
993:(1977–1981)
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983:Jack Murphy
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951:Jack Morton
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937:(1951–1953)
935:Claire Dunn
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905:(1946–1947)
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889:(1936–1942)
881:(1930–1935)
873:(1926–1929)
865:(1923–1925)
857:(1921–1922)
849:(1919–1920)
371:(1932–1935)
311:(1930–1931)
229:Fundraising
120:(assistant)
95:Position(s)
52:May 8, 1983
1064:Categories
1007:Nick Saban
967:Clive Rush
919:Bob Snyder
903:Bill Orwig
498:References
287:Conference
253:Later life
214:Glass Bowl
172:Early life
35:1906-07-13
863:Pat Dwyer
847:Watt Hobt
290:Standing
125:1930–1935
114:1927–1929
81:1923–1926
1049:(2015– )
345:No team
284:Overall
220:Business
895:No team
489:20–16–4
474:20–16–4
470:Toledo:
147:20–16–4
144:Overall
85:Denison
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485:Total:
477:14–7–2
452:Toledo
429:Toledo
406:Toledo
383:Toledo
323:Toledo
241:Honors
186:center
182:center
129:Toledo
99:Center
61:, U.S.
44:, U.S.
456:6–2–1
413:3–2–1
410:4–2–2
393:T–4th
330:1–2–1
327:2–5–1
281:Team
278:Year
196:Coach
190:track
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523:2018
447:1935
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378:1932
341:1931
318:1930
49:Died
29:Born
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