Harold Olson
Appearance
![]() Olson at Clemson in 1959 | |||
No. 74, 76 | |||
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Position: | Tackle | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | January 19, 1938||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
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) | ||
Career history | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
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.[1][2] Olson made the AFL Pro Bowl team in 1961 and was named first-team All-Pro in 1962.[3]
Olson played college football at Clemson University, including playing in the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Louisiana State University.[4] Olson was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Olson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Harold Olson Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Asheville, North Carolina
- American football offensive tackles
- Clemson Tigers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League players
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs