| Ollie Olson | |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1931–1933 |
| Player Team2: | Northwestern |
| Player Positions: | kicker |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1935 |
| Coach Team2: | Boston University (freshman) |
| Coach Years3: | 1936–1938 |
| Coach Team3: | Carleton (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1939–1942 |
| Coach Team4: | Macalester |
| Coach Years5: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team5: | Black Hills State |
| Coach Years6: | 1948–1949 |
| Coach Team6: | Beloit |
| Coach Years7: | 1950 |
| Coach Team7: | Augustana (IL) |
| Coach Years8: | 1957–1958 |
| Coach Team8: | West Liberty State |
| Coach Sport9: | Basketball |
| Coach Years10: | 1950–1951 |
| Coach Team10: | Augustana (IL) |
| Coach Years11: | 1951–1953 |
| Coach Team11: | Regis |
| Coach Years12: | 1953–1957 |
| Coach Team12: | West Liberty State |
| Coach Years13: | 1959–1964 |
| Coach Team13: | West Liberty State |
| Coach Sport14: | Track |
| Coach Years15: | 1935–1936 |
| Coach Team15: | Boston University |
| Coach Years16: | 1936–1939 |
| Coach Team16: | Carleton |
| Overall Record: | 34–46–8 (football) 155–106 (basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 1 SDIC (1946) Basketball 3 WVIAC Tournament (1952, 1957, 1960) 1 WVIAC regular season (1961) |
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Oliver M. Olson was an American football, basketball, track, and cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester College (1939–1942), Black Hills Teachers College—now known as Black Hills State University (1946–1947), Beloit College (1948–1949), Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois (1950), and West Liberty University (1957–1958).[1] Olson was also the head basketball coach Augustana during the 1950–51 season and at West Liberty, serving two stints (1953–1957) and (1959–1964), leading his team to one West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) regular season championship (1961) and three conference tournament titles (1952, 1957, 1960).[2]
Olson played college football at Northwestern University, lettering in 1931, 1932, and 1933. He also ran track at Northwestern. Olson was the head track coach and an assistant football coach for three seasons at Carlton College before he was hired at Macalester.[3] He is a member of both the Black Hills State Hall of Fame (inducted in 1985) and the West Liberty State Hall of Fame (inducted in 1982).[4]