Bobby Jack Oliver

Bobby Jack Oliver
Career information
Date of birth	(1936-01-09)January 9, 1936
Place of birth	Abilene, Texas
Date of death	December 15, 2012(2012-12-15) (aged 76)
Place of death	Dallas, Texas
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DT
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
College	Baylor
NFL draft	1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
Drafted by	Chicago Cardinals
Career history
As player
1958–1960	Toronto Argonauts
1961–1963	Montreal Alouettes
1964	Edmonton Eskimos
1964	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL East All-Star	1961, 1962
Awards	1961 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

Bobby Jack Oliver (January 9, 1936 - December 15, 2012) was an American award winning Canadian Football League defensive tackle.^[1]

Graduating from Baylor University, Oliver was a second round pick of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft. He chose to play in the CFL, starting a 3 year stint with the Toronto Argonauts in 1958. He intercepted 2 passes for the Double Blue and in 1961 was traded to the Montreal Alouettes, along with Paul Fedor and linebacker Ron Brewer, for defensive end Doug McNichol and tackle Billy Shipp.^[2]

Oliver enjoyed his greatest success as a Lark, being named an all-star in 1961 and 1962, and winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy as the CFL East MVP.^[3] He added kicking to his repertoire, scoring 103 points and punting 22 times.

In 1964 he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he played 2 games; his contract was promptly sold to the Edmonton Eskimos, where he finished the season and his career.

Oliver married Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Trentham on June 4, 1954; settled in Texas, they have two grown children and one deceased.^[4]

References

↑ "Bobby Jack Oliver Sr. Obituary: View Bobby Oliver's Obituary by Dallas Morning News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
↑ "Bobby Jack Oliver". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ "Eastern Grid Honours Grabbed by Alouettes". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 1961-11-04. Retrieved 2016-04-13 – via Google News.
↑ "Bobby Jack Oliver b. Nov 1936 Abilene, Texas". Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

Chicago Cardinals 1958 NFL draft selections

King Hill John David Crow Jim McCusker Bobby Jack Oliver Larry Cowart Bobby Gordon Jon Jelacic John Keelan Gil Robertshaw Dean Philpott Bill Hinton Charlie Jackson Bob Schmidt Ray Dunlap Wade Patterson Mac Starnes Mario Cheppo Sonny Randle Jim Matheny Ray Toole Tony Aloisio John Harbour Eric Soesbe J. C. Riekenberg Ray Masters Will Rewis Gale McGinty Ken Irby

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

1928: Ernie Cox
1929: D. "Red" Wilson
1930: Frank Turville
1931: Gordie Perry
1932: Alex Denman
1933: Huck Welch
1934: Ab Box
1935: Abe Eliowitz
1936: Arnie Morrison
1937: Teddy Morris
1938: Wes Cutler
1939: Bill Davies
1940: Andy Tommy
1941: Tony Golab
1942-44: no award - World War II
1945: George Fraser
1946: Joe Krol
1947: Virgil Wagner
1948: Eric Chipper
1949: Royal Copeland
1950: Don Loney
1951: Bruce Cummings
1952: Vince Mazza
1953: Bob Cunningham
1954: Sam Etcheverry
1955: Avatus Stone
1956: Hal Patterson
1957: Dick Shatto
1958: Sam Etcheverry (2×)
1959: Russ Jackson
1960: Ron Stewart
1961: Bobby Jack Oliver
1962: George Dixon
1963: Garney Henley
1964: Dick Shatto (2×)
1965: Bernie Faloney
1966: Gene Gaines
1967: Ron Stewart (2×)
1968: Larry Fairholm
1969: Russ Jackson (2×)
1970: Bill Symons
1971: Mel Profit
1972: Garney Henley (2×)

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