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Oscar L. Olson

  • Class
    1893
  • Induction
    1975
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
• Played baseball (first team) for Luther seven years in the Preparatory Department and college programs and two more years as a faculty member
• Played five positions and was captain for two years
• Played fullback in Luther’s first intercollegiate football game in 1892
• Professor of English, Luther College, 1901-1952
• President, Luther College, 1921-1932
• Appointed first two academically trained coaches with faculty status - Sigurd Reque and Hamlet Peterson
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