Jerry Olson | |
Birth Date: | 1933 |
Birth Place: | Walsh County, North Dakota, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Team2: | Valley City State |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Team4: | Valley City State |
Player Sport5: | Baseball |
Player Team6: | Valley City State |
Player Positions: | Tackle (football) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Team2: | Pelican Rapids HS (MN) |
Coach Team3: | North Dakota (freshman) |
Coach Years4: | 1961 |
Coach Team4: | Pelican Rapids HS (MN) |
Coach Years5: | 1962–1967 |
Coach Team5: | North Dakota (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1968–1977 |
Coach Team6: | North Dakota (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 54–39–4 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Championships: | 4 NCC (1971–1972, 1974–1975) |
Jerroll D. Olson (born 1933) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1968 to 1977, compiling a record of 54–39–4. Olson was born in 1933, on farm in Walsh County, North Dakota. He graduated from high school in Hoople, North Dakota before attending Valley City State University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.[1]