Athletics Hall of Fame
Olson, class of 1967, was a three-year letter winner in basketball, baseball, and soccer, accumulating nine varsity letters overall. During his senior campaign, Olson captained all three sports to become only the second athlete in Union’s modern day history to captain three sports. Olson received the 1966 William Pike Award and the 1967 ECAC Medal of Merit which is awarded to the outstanding student-athlete at Union. Olson was also recognized as the first Concordiensis Athlete of the Year in 1967. His 1967 senior campaign saw Olson crowned team MVP for both soccer and baseball. He led the baseball team in batting average and RBI’s, and did not commit a single error all year. During the season, he was scouted by a variety of Major League teams. Olson taught Chemistry at Scotia-Glenville High School for nearly 40 years and was awarded the prestigious Union College Excellence in Teaching Award. During his tenure at Scotia-Glenville, Olson coached varsity boys basketball for 19 years, as well as J.V. girls basketball, varsity boys tennis and varsity girls tennis. He coached the varsity boys basketball team to the school’s first and only class A-AA sectional championship.
