Danny Nykoluk Explained

Danny Nykoluk
Import:no
College:Scarborough College
Birth Date:16 June 1933
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Number:60
Position1:Offensive tackle
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:250
Playing Years1:1954
Playing Team1:Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Playing Team2:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Toronto Argonauts
Cfleastallstar:,
Awards:60 retired (Toronto Argonauts)

Danny Nykoluk (June 16, 1933 – July 29, 2016) was a professional football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Nykoluk primarily played the offensive tackle position with the Argos.

Nykoluk played in 204 games with the Argonauts in a career that lasted 16 seasons.[1] His #60 jersey is one of only four that has been retired by the club. In 1996, Nykoluk was inducted as an All-Time Argonaut with a banner named in his honour raised at Rogers Centre.

Danny Nykoluk was the older brother of former Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey player and NHL coach, Mike Nykoluk.

He died in Oshawa on 29 July 2016 at the age of 83.[2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pick of the Argos crop . https://archive.today/20130115083724/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Toronto/2007/07/05/4315137-sun.html . usurped . January 15, 2013 . 2007-07-05 . Simmons, Steve . SLAM! Sports . 2007-07-05.
  2. Web site: Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association. Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association. en-US. 2016-08-02.
  3. News: Legendary Argos tackle Danny Nykoluk dies at 83. Hornby. Lance. August 2, 2016. Toronto Sun. 2016-08-02.
  4. Web site: Un ancien homme de fer des Argonauts rend l'âme. August 2, 2016. TVA Sports. 2016-08-02.