Jerry Olson Explained

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]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. News: . Jerry Olson To Succeed Marv Helling . . . . April 8, 1968 . 12 . December 29, 2018 . .