Olav Kollevoll

Olav "Ole" Bernt Kollevoll (January 7, 1923 – September 11, 2010) was an American ice hockey, baseball and football player and coach.

Olav Kollevoll
Biographical details
Born(1923-01-07)January 7, 1923
Kristiansand, Norway
DiedSeptember 11, 2010(2010-09-11) (aged 87)
Playing career
1942–1944Colgate
1949–1950Clinton Comets
Position(s)Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1955St. Lawrence
1955–1965Colgate
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1965–1989Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall153–91–4 (.625)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Tri-State League (1952, 1954–1955)

Career

Born in Kristiansand, Norway, Kollevoll emigrated to the United States with his parents and grew up in Brooklyn. Kollevoll began attending Colgate University in the fall of 1941, playing ice hockey, baseball, and football in his time there. He was an initiate of Delta Upsilon. After graduating from an accelerated program in 1945 Kollevoll joined the United States Navy towards the end of World War II. After his tour was over he began a short professional career in both baseball and hockey before retiring following an injury in 1948.[1]

Kollevoll became the head coach at St. Lawrence in 1950 for both the baseball and hockey squads. During his time there he attained his master's degree while leading the Saints to their first two appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship.[2] In 1955 Kollevoll returned to his alma mater, taking over as head coach for the ice hockey and freshman football clubs. In 1957 Colgate's hockey program returned to varsity status and became a founding member of ECAC Hockey four years later.[3]

Kollevoll left Colgate in 1965 to become the athletic director at Lafayette College, remaining there until his retirement in 1989. He died on September 11, 2010.[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (Tri-State League) (1950–1955)
1950-51 St. Lawrence 8-6-03-2-03rd
1951-52 St. Lawrence 15-5-06-1-01stNCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1952-53 St. Lawrence 12-6-03-2-02nd
1953-54 St. Lawrence 18-3-14-1-0t-1st
1954-55 St. Lawrence 19-5-16-0-01stNCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
St. Lawrence: 72-25-222-6-0
Colgate Red Raiders (Independent) (1957–1961)
1957-58 Colgate 2-2-0
1958-59 Colgate 2-6-0
1959-60 Colgate 5-10-0
1960-61 Colgate 8-15-1
Colgate: 17-33-1
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1965)
1961-62 Colgate 18-6-018-6-0t-6th
1962-63 Colgate 16-5-111-4-17thECAC Quarterfinals
1963-64 Colgate 19-8-015-6-0t-3rdECAC Quarterfinals
1964-65 Colgate 11-14-04-10-013th
Colgate: 64-33-148-26-1
Total:153-91-4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References:[5][6]

References

  1. "Olav Bernt Kollevoll". Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. "Colgate Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. "Lafayette Mourns Loss of Olav Kollevoll". goleopards.com. September 15, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. "2014-15 St. Lawrence hockey Record Book" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  6. "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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