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Harold Olson
Harold Vincent Olson
Position: T
Height: 6-2 Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1938 in Asheville, NC
College: Clemson
Career AV: 19 (4509th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round (13th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1960 | 22 | BUF | LT | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 23 | BUF | RT | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1962+ | 24 | BUF | RT | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 25 | DEN | LT | 76 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1964 | 26 | DEN | LT | 76 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 13.5 | 27 | 3 | |||||
| Career | 70 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 6.8 | 27 | 21 | |||||||||
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|---|---|
| 3 | Jerry DeLucca, Stew Barber, Rufus Mayes, Siupeli Malamala, Kevin Haverdink, Jordan Black, Solomon Page, Rich Michael, Brad Benson, Harold Bradley |
| 4 | Jeff Faine, Brad Benson, Rich Tylski, Brian DeMarco, Rufus Mayes, Keith Van Horne, Gerald Perry, Solomon Page, Andy Heck, Kwame Harris |
| 5 | Don Rogers, Solomon Page, Tre' Johnson, Ernie Wright, Bern Brostek, Brenden Stai, Brian DeMarco, Joe Cocozzo, Danny Villa, Glenn Parker |
| Career | Mike Haight, Jim Salsbury, Bob McCullough, Dick Afflis, Adam Snyder, Charley Diamond, Brian DeMarco, Lynn Boden, Jorge Diaz, Travis Claridge |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
First-Team All-Pro |
All-Pro Teams
| 1962 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |