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Harold Olson

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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 (age 87)
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: 2nd round, 13th pick
AFL draft:1960
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:70
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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Harold Olson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harold Olson Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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.