University of North Dakota Athletics

  Olson a native of Hoople, N.D. area, is a retired Sioux Head Football Coach of 1968-77. His football teams won the North Central Conference championships in 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1975. He first served as an assistant UND coach under Marv Helling from 1962 until 1968 when he became head coach. His Sioux teams frequently were ranked in the top10 in NCAA Division II; he developed 52 All Conference players and 12 All Americans. He was named North Dakota College Coach of the Year in 1972, the same year the Sioux won the Camellia Bowl title in California; and NCC District 6 Coach of the Year. Olson is also a member of the North Central Conference Hall of Fame.