Weldon Howard "Weldy" Olson (November 12, 1932 – May 13, 2023) was an American

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1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

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1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

. In his Olympic career, he played in 14 games and scored 7 goals. Olson played hockey for the Michigan State Spartans from 1951 to 1955. He was the team MVP, co-captain, and leading scorer. He played in 71 games and scored 125 points. He never missed a game at MSU. Olson is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame, the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan Amateur Sports Hall of Fame, the Hancock County, Ohio, Sports Hall of Fame, Findlay Amateur Hockey Association Hall of Fame, the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, the US Hockey Hall of Fame, and in 2002 he received the Lester Patrick Award from the NHL for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. Olson resided in Findlay, Ohio. He died there on May 13, 2023, at the age of 90.Weldon (Weldy) Howard Olson
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1932 births 2023 deaths American men's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players from Michigan Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey People from Marquette, Michigan {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub