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Oliver Harstad

Oliver B. Harstad

  • Class
    1914
  • Induction
    1974
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Gymnastics
• Excelled in gymnastics, basketball, and baseball
• In gymnastics he was a specialist on the rings
• In basketball he played both forward and guard
• Outstanding defensive player who was always given the task of guarding an opponents top scorer
• In baseball, he played shortstop and was a .300 hitter as lead-off man
• Continued to played baseball while a Sergeant in the army during World War I
• Played professional baseball in Southern Association with Little Rock, Arkansas
 
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