Phil Olsen (American football)
Olsen in 2004
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| Position: | Defensive tackle / Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 26, 1948 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Logan, Utah | ||||||||
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| High school: | Logan (UT) | ||||||||
| College: | Utah State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 68 |
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| Sacks: | 5 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Phillip Vernor Olsen (born April 26, 1948) is a former center and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos and the son of Lynn Jay and Merle Olsen. He also was a member of the Buffalo Bills. He is the younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen.
Olsen attended Logan High School, Logan, Utah from 1963–1966. He was a three-year starter on the varsity football team as defensive tackle and offensive tackle. An all around athlete, he earned 8 varsity letters in football, basketball and track. While a Logan High Grizzly Olsen was voted All-Division, All-Region, All-State, All-American recognition in football as well as voted All-Division, All-Region in basketball (averaging 18 points a game as a senior). He was on the Top 100 recruits list in football in 1966. He received over 40 college football scholarship offers, making campus visits to Stanford, the University of Iowa, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and Purdue University.
Phil Olsen was a three-year letterman and three-year starter and in 1969 was a consensus All-America selection for the Utah State University Aggies, in Logan, UT. Olsen was an Alpha Sigma Nu Honorary as one of top 12 USU Seniors, 1970, and like his brother Merlin is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Olsen was also the Aggie Team Captain, 1969 Team MVP, and the 1969 USU Athlete of the Year. Wayne Estes Memorial Award, 1970 for "Top USU Student/Athlete/Citizen". His jersey No. 90 was retired in 1970. After his senior season he played in the East West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and College All-Star games.
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