Ollie Olson

Ollie Olson
Sport(s) Football, basketball,
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939–1942 Macalester
1946–1947 Black Hills State
1948–1949 Beloit
1950 Augustana (IL)
1957–1958 West Liberty State
Basketball
1950–1951 Augustana (IL)
1953–1957 West Liberty State
1959–1964 West Liberty State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
1 WVIAC (1961)
3 WVIAC Tournament (1952, 1957, 1960)

Oliver M. Olson was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester (1939–1942), Black Hills State (1946–1947), Beloit College (1948–1949),Augustana (IL) (1950)[1], and West Liberty University (1957–1958).

Olson was also the head basketball coach Augustana (IL) during the 1950–51 seasons and at West Liberty, serving two stints (1953–1957) and (1959–1964), leading his team to one West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) regular season championship (1961) and three conference tournament titles (1952, 1957, 1960).[2]

Olson is a member of both the Black Hills State Hall of Fame (inducted in 1985) and the West Liberty State Hall of Fame (inducted in 1982).[3]

References

  1. Augustana Yearbook 1951. Augustana (Illinois) College. 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "Hall of Fame Class of 1982". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. "Hall of Fame Class of 1985". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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