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{{Short description|Canadian professional football player}}
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'''Danny Nykoluk''' is a former professional [[Canadian football|football]] player with the [[Canadian Football League]] [[Toronto Argonauts]]. Nykoluk primarily played the [[offensive tackle]] position with the Argos.
'''Danny Nykoluk''' (June 16, 1933 – July 29, 2016) was a professional [[Canadian football|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.<ref name="Pick of the Argos crop">{{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Toronto/2007/07/05/4315137-sun.html | accessdate = 2007-07-05 | author = Simmons, Steve | title = Pick of the Argos crop | publisher = ''SLAM! Sports'' | date = 2007-07-05}}</ref> His #60 jersey is one of only four that has been [[Toronto Argonauts#Retired numbers|retired]] by the club. In 1996, Nykoluk was inducted as an [[Toronto Argonauts#All-Time Argos|All-Time Argonaut]] with a banner named in his honour raised at [[Rogers Centre]].
Nykoluk played in 204 games with the Argonauts in a career that lasted 16 seasons.<ref name="Pick of the Argos crop">{{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Toronto/2007/07/05/4315137-sun.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115083724/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Toronto/2007/07/05/4315137-sun.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = January 15, 2013 | access-date = 2007-07-05 | author = Simmons, Steve | title = Pick of the Argos crop | publisher = SLAM! Sports | date = 2007-07-05}}</ref> His #60 jersey is one of only four that has been [[Toronto Argonauts#Retired numbers|retired]] by the club. In 1996, Nykoluk was inducted as an [[Toronto Argonauts#All-Time Argos|All-Time Argonaut]] with a banner named in his honour raised at [[Rogers Centre]].


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Danny Nykoluk was the older brother of former [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] [[ice hockey]] player and [[National Hockey League|NHL]] coach, [[Mike Nykoluk]].
== Trivia ==

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Danny Nykoluk is the older brother of former [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] [[hockey]] player and [[National Hockey League|NHL]] coach, [[Mike Nykoluk]]
He died in [[Oshawa]] on 29 July 2016 at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://argoalumni.com|title=Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association|website=Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/08/02/legendary-argos-tackle-danny-nykoluk-dies-at-82|title=Legendary Argos tackle Danny Nykoluk dies at 83|last=Hornby|first=Lance|date=August 2, 2016|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvasports.ca/2016/08/02/un-ancien-homme-de-fer-des-argonauts-rend-lame|title=Un ancien homme de fer des Argonauts rend l'âme|date=August 2, 2016|website=TVA Sports|access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Simmons/2007/08/09/4405115-sun.html "Casualty of gridiron warfare" (Steve Simmons column on Slam.ca)]
*{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115130743/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Simmons/2007/08/09/4405115-sun.html "Casualty of gridiron warfare" (Steve Simmons column on Slam.ca)]}}
*[http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/n/nykoluk_dan.htm CFLapedia bio]
*[http://www.argonauts.ca/Argos/Team/All-TimeArgos/OffensiveTackle/DannyNykoluk.html Toronto Argonauts All-Time Argos Bio - Danny Nykoluk]


{{Toronto Argonauts}}
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 1 February 2024

Danny Nykoluk
No. 60
Born:(1933-06-16)June 16, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died:July 29, 2016(2016-07-29) (aged 83)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)OT
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight250 lb (110 kg)
CollegeScarborough College
Career history
As player
1954Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1955Toronto Argonauts
1957–1971Toronto Argonauts
CFL East All-Star1967, 1969
Awards60 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]

References

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  1. ^ Simmons, Steve (2007-07-05). "Pick of the Argos crop". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2007-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association". Toronto Argonauts Alumni Association. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. ^ Hornby, Lance (August 2, 2016). "Legendary Argos tackle Danny Nykoluk dies at 83". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  4. ^ "Un ancien homme de fer des Argonauts rend l'âme". TVA Sports. August 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
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