American football player
Olson at Clemson in 1959 | |||||
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Position: | Tackle | ||||
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Born: | (1938-01-19) January 19, 1938 (age 86) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Decatur (GA) Southwest DeKalb | ||||
College: | Clemson | ||||
NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 2 / pick: 13 | ||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Buffalo Bills) | ||||
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Harold Vincent Olson (born January 19, 1938) is a former American football offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos. Olson made the AFL Pro Bowl team in 1961 and was named first-team All-Pro in 1962.
Olson played college football at Clemson University, including playing in the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Louisiana State University. Olson was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
See also
References
- "Harold Olson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Harold Olson Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Clemson to Induct Eight into Athletics Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. May 4, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- Gaither, Mandy (December 28, 2017). "1959 Sugar Bowl memories come back to former Clemson player". WYFF. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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