Richard James NicholBorn:
December 15, 1921
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Died:
December 26, 2008
Surrey, BC, Canada
Career
1940-41 Harlem Globetrotters
1941-42 Vancouver Dominoes (Independent)
1945-46 University of British Columbia (College)
1946-47 Vancouver Hornets (PCBL)
1947-48 Vancouver Hornets (PCBL)
Nichol was a very popular player in British Columbia in the 1940's, and the first white player on the Globetrotters. Aside from his basketball exploits on around Vancouver, which was interrupted by his time in World War 2, he was also a notable baseball player.
Source:
http://tomhawthorn.blogspot.com/2009/02/ritchie-nichol-basketballer-1921-2008.html
Mr. Nichol was the third white player for the Harlem Globetrotters. Owner Abe Saperstein was a sub for many games in the early years while Bunny Leavitt, the worlds best free throw shooter, played in the 1930s.
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