Clifford Orin Olson (February 7, 1905 – December 6, 1990) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pacific Lutheran University from 1926 to 1941 and again in 1946.[1] Olson also coached basketball, track, golf, and tennis as Pacific Lutheran. He was the school's athletic director and taught Latin, history, and physical education.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1905 Benson, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1990 (aged 85) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | Luther |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1941 | Pacific Lutheran |
| 1946 | Pacific Lutheran |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 64–33–6 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 WINCO (1939–1941) | |
Olson was born in Benson, Minnesota and graduated in 1927 with a bachelor's degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He died on December 6, 1990.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Lutheran Gladiators (Independent) (1929–1937) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1930 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Pacific Lutheran | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1932 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1933 | Pacific Lutheran | 1–5 | |||||||
| 1934 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1935 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–0–2 | |||||||
| 1937 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| Pacific Lutheran Gladiators / Lutes (Washington Intercollegiate Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Pacific Lutheran | 2–5–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1939 | Pacific Lutheran | 7–1 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940 | Pacific Lutheran | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Pacific Lutheran | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Pacific Lutheran Lutes (Washington Intercollegiate Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Pacific Lutheran: | 64–33–6 | 12–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 64–33–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. p. 612. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-PLU athletic director, coach Clifford Colson dies". The Morning News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. December 7, 1990. p. B2. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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