Carl Lester Olsson (August 18, 1909 – July 2, 1972) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL) for the Boston/Washington Redskins. He attended

Mercer University Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 ...

. After his playing career, Olsson was the football head coach for 25 years at Akron Manchester High School.

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* * 1909 births 1972 deaths Players of American football from Akron, Ohio American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles Mercer University alumni Boston Redskins players Washington Redskins players {{offensive-lineman-1900s-stub