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Ed Nickla

No. 72, 61
Position	Tackle
Personal information
Born	(1933-08-11)August 11, 1933 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2021(2021-11-02) (aged 88) New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Mepham (Bellmore, New York)
College	Tennessee (1950–1952) Maryland (1958)
NFL draft	1955: 14th round, 167th overall pick
Career history
Chicago Bears (1959) Montreal Alouettes (1961–1964) Toronto Argonauts (1964)
Awards and highlights
2× CFL East All-Star (1962, 1963) National champion (1951)
Career NFL statistics
Games played 12 Games started 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ed Nickla (August 11, 1933 - November 2, 2021) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) player as a linebacker and defensive tackle. He became a 2-time east division All-Star for the Montreal Alouettes in 1962 and 1963.

Football career

After playing football at the University of Tennessee in 1951 and 1952, the US Air Force from 1953 to 1956 at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C., and the University of Maryland in 1958, Ed Nickla joined the Chicago Bears in 1959, though drafted by them back in 1955. Nickla played only one season with Chicago in 1959.

After sitting out the entire 1960 season, Nickla joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1961 as an inside linebacker, a defensive tackle, and a middle guard.

Recognition

Nickla was voted as an East All-Star in 1962 at inside linebacker and in 1963 at defensive tackle. In 1962, he intercepted four passes. However, he was released by the Alouettes after playing only two games in 1964 for being too slow. Though picked up by the Toronto Argonauts for eight more games that same year, he never played another season.