Reggie Oliver | |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1951 |
Birth Place: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
Death Place: | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
Player Years2: | 1970–1973 |
Player Team2: | Marshall |
Player Years3: | 1974 |
Player Team3: | Jacksonville Sharks |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years2: | 1979–1983 |
Coach Team2: | Marshall (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1994 |
Coach Team3: | Alabama A&M |
Overall Record: | 4–7 |
Reginald M. Oliver (October 20, 1951 – August 14, 2018) was an American football player and coach.[1]
Oliver was a college football quarterback at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia from 1970 to 1973. He was one of a small handful of members of the 1970 team who were not on the plane crash that killed all aboard.[2] Oliver was portrayed by actor Arlen Escarpeta in the 2006 film We Are Marshall.
Oliver served as the head football coach at Alabama A&M University in 1994, compiling a record of 4–7.[3]