Gary Nichols
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GARY NICHOLS, Elkhart High School, 1964
**5 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, wrestling and track
**1964 Tim Bringle Memorial Award winner as Elkhart’s top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools, Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner
**team co-captain, Northern Indiana Conference champion, state champion in 1963
**All-NIC, All-State selection (’63), team Best Defensive Back, Most Spirited awards (’63)
Wrestling: 2-year varsity letterwinner; team co-captain (’64)
Track: 1-year varsity letterwinner
College:,
**Indiana University, Football: 2-time varsity winner (1967-68)
**defensive back on Indiana’s only Rose Bowl team and Big Ten Conference champions (1967)