Nichols College Athletics Hall of Fame
A two-year letterwinner in football and one year letterwinner in basketball, Dave Whitney's contributions to Nichols College Athletics were tremendous during his short time with the Bison.
A native of Fitchburg, Mass., Dave was an All-New England Football Conference quarterback and led the Bison to the 1978 Co-Championship. He completed 78 of 160 passes for 969 yards in eight games on the year and helped the Bison clinch a share of the NEFC title by completing 9 of 13 passes for 162 yards including a 67 yard touchdown pass to Jim Gleason in his final game on November 4, a 14-10 home victory over Plymouth State.
Dave played in all 25 basketball games in the 1977-78 season, shooting 50.7% from the floor (113-223) and 70.5% from the free-throw line. He averaged 11.0 points per game, totaling 274 on the year while pulling down 132 rebounds and dishing out 91 assists. Dave also had 31 steals on the year. He scored a season-high 19 points against New England College.
Dave was honored with the Gary McNulty Award for Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete after his freshman year and was also named an All New England Honorable Mention selection by United Press International (UPI) in 1978.
Dave tragically lost his life in an automobile accident in 1978, during his sophomore year at Nichols.
