Doug McNichol

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.^[1] McNichol won East All-Star honours in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958 and 1959.

Doug McNichol

Date of birth	(1930-03-29)March 29, 1930
Place of birth	St. Catharines, Ontario
Date of death	February 15, 2012(2012-02-15) (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)
Canada 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

He played for the Bramalea Satellites Ontario Rugby Football Union intermediate team in 1967.^[2]