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Al Nichelini

American football player (1909-1992)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 26, 2024
Entity authorityQ4704538 ↗
Source-derived summary

Allen James Nichelini (November 23, 1909 – January 3, 1992) was an American football running back who played in the National Football League from 1935 to 1936 for the Chicago Cardinals. Nichelini posted 423 rushing yards and 133 receiving yards in his two seasons. In 1935, he scored four rushing touchdowns, tied for second in the league.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Al Nichelini” as american football player (1909-1992). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nichelini, American and football.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1909, 1992, 1935, 1936—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1909-11-23. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Nichelini, American and football providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Al Nichelini”, the useful work is to connect “american football player (1909-1992)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 26, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q4704538. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1909, 1992, 1935 and 1936.

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This entry incorporates text from “Al Nichelini” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.