Greg Nichols is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the American Indoor Soccer Association and Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1987 MVP of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League.From 1982 to 1985, Nichols played collegiate soccer at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.In 1986, Nichols signed with the Garland Genesis of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. This was the first season for botht he league and for Garland.