Date of birth | March 29, 1930 |
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Place of birth | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Date of death | February 15, 2012 | (aged 81)
Place of death | Mississauga, Ontario |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | DE |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
University | Western Ontario |
CFL draft | 1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 |
Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
Career history | |
As player | |
1953–1960 | Montreal Alouettes |
1961–1963 | Toronto Argonauts |
1967 | Bramalea Satellites (ORFU) |
CFL East All-Star | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959 |
Douglas Stewart McNichol (March 29, 1930 – February 15, 2012) was a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes and the Toronto Argonauts. After playing college football at the University of Western Ontario, McNichol was drafted first overall by the Alouettes in the first ever Canadian College Draft in 1953 and spent his entire 11-year CFL career as a defensive lineman. McNichol won East All-Star honours in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958 and 1959.
He played for the Bramalea Satellites Ontario Rugby Football Union intermediate team in 1967.