Oliver M. Olson was an American football, basketball,

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, and cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester College (1939–1942), Black Hills Teachers College—now known as Black Hills State University (1946–1947),

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(1948–1949),

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(1950), and West Liberty University (1957–1958). Olson was also the head basketball coach Augustana during the 1950–51 season 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). Olson played

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at Northwestern University, lettering in 1931, 1932, and 1933. He also ran track at Northwestern. Olson was the head track coach and an assistant football coach for three seasons at

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before he was hired at Macalester. He 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).

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

Black Hills State Hall of Fame profile

West Liberty State Hall of Fame profile
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