Harold Olson

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Harold Olson
Harold Olson (Taps 1960).png
Olson at Clemson in 1959
No. 74, 76
Position Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1938-01-19) January 19, 1938 (age 87)
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Decatur (GA) Southwest DeKalb
College Clemson
NFL draft 1960: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
AFL draft 1960: 1st round
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career AFL statistics
Games played70
Games started55
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harold Vincent Olson (born January 19, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an 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 for the Clemson Tigers, 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

References

  1. ↑ "Harold Olson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Harold Olson Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Clemson to Induct Eight into Athletics Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. May 4, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gaither, Mandy (December 28, 2017). "1959 Sugar Bowl memories come back to former Clemson player". WYFF. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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