About Danny Nykoluk
Lived 1934 – 2016 (aged 82). Danny Nykoluk was a Canadian canadian football player.
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. 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.
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Who was Danny Nykoluk?
Canadian football player (1934-2016)
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Danny Nykoluk was born on 16 June 1934 in Toronto.
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Danny Nykoluk died on 29 July 2016 in Oshawa.
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Danny Nykoluk was a canadian football player.
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Danny Nykoluk was Canadian.
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