Gene Oliver (American football)

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Gene Oliver
South Carolina Gamecocks
Position Halfback
Career history
College South Carolina (1904)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Southern (1904)

Gene Oliver was a college football player for the South Carolina Gamecocks. A running back and captain of the 1904 team, he played an entire game against Georgia with a broken jaw. [1] Oliver also made All-Southern. [2]

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References

  1. Couch, Ernie (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. Thomas Nelson. p. 140. ISBN   978-1-4185-7178-8.
  2. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.