Lance Lee Nichols (July 25, 1939 – March 9, 2024) was an American former catcher, manager, farm system official and scout in professional baseball.
He stood 6 ft (1.8 m) tall and weighed 195 lb (88 kg) as an active player.
He attended Lyndon, Kansas, High School and played baseball, basketball and football at Emporia State University, before signing his first pro baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1961.
After five seasons as the baseball coach at Dodge City High School,[1] Nichols returned to the professional ranks as a manager in the farm systems of the Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles, reaching the Triple-A level with the New Orleans Pelicans in 1977 and the Rochester Red Wings in 1982–1983.
He died March 9, 2024 in Dodge City, Kansas at 84 years old.