Harold Olson

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]

Harold Olson
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Olson at Clemson in 1959
No. 74, 76
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1938-01-19) January 19, 1938
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:70
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

References

  1. "Harold Olson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. "Harold Olson Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. "Clemson to Induct Eight into Athletics Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. Gaither, Mandy (2017-12-28). "1959 Sugar Bowl memories come back to former Clemson player". WYFF. Retrieved 2020-12-07.



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