Hank Nichols, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Basketball referee
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1938
Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Hank Nichols
- Henry O.
- "Hammerin' Hank" Nichols (born July 20, 1936) was an American college basketball referee and later supervisor of officials.
- In 2012, he was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Nichols is also a member of the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, Villanova Athletic Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Athletic Hall of Fame, the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
- He officiated 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA)Final Fours, a record 6 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championships, 3 NIT Finals, 2 Olympic Games and 1 European Championships.
- He was also the first official to work both the NIT and NCAA Championship Basketball Finals in a single year, and the first National Coordinator of Officials.
- Since 2004, he has worked as an Umpire Observer for Major League Baseball.
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