Louis Oliver
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: March 9, 1966 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Belle Glade, Florida | |||||||||||||||
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| High school: Glades Central High School Belle Glade, Florida |
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| College: University of Florida | |||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Debuted in 1989 for the Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||||||
| Last played in 1996 for the Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 1996
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Louis Oliver, III (born March 9, 1966) is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Oliver played college football for the University of Florida, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
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Early life
Oliver was born in Belle Glade, Florida in 1966.[1] He attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade,[2] and was a standout high school football player for the Glades Central Raiders.[3] Memorably, Oliver blocked two punts in the same game as a junior.[3]
College career
After graduating from high school, Oliver attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a walk-on player on head coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football team in 1985.[4][5] Subsequently, Oliver not only earned an athletic scholarship,[5] he became a starting free safety and team captain, and totaled eleven career interceptions.[4] He was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1987 and 1988, a first-team All-American in 1987 and a consensus first-team All-American in 1988, and a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree.[4][6] Oliver was also the recipient of the Gators' Fergie Ferguson Award recognizing the "senior football player who displays outstanding leadership, character and courage."[4]
Oliver graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1989, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2000.[7][8]
Professional career
Oliver was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round (twenty-fifth overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft,[9] and played seven seasons for the Dolphins (1989–1993, 1995–1996) and one season for the Cincinnati Bengals (1994).[10] Oliver was reunited in the Dolphins' defensive backfield with his former Gators teammate Jarvis Williams, and the pair were the Dolphins' starting safeties for the next five seasons. Arguably Oliver's greatest career highlight was an October 4, 1992 interception of a pass thrown by Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, which he returned 103 yards for a touchdown.[10]
During his eight-year NFL career, Oliver played in 117 regular season games, started 101 of them, and recorded 544 tackles and twenty-seven interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns.[1]
Life after the NFL
Following his professional football career, Oliver used his pro sports connections to launch a business as a professional party liaison for sports stars and celebrities in South Florida. When his party connections began to dry up, he focused on the real estate market to become a specialist in high-end, up-market properties for celebrities, and is currently a general partner in a Miami-based real estate firm.
See also
- 1987 College Football All-America Team
- 1988 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1980–1989
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks
- List of Miami Dolphins players
- List of University of Florida alumni
References
- ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Louis Oliver. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Louis Oliver. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ a b "Central Downs Twin Lakes 41–25; Forest Hills Defeats Suncoast 29–12," The Palm Beach Post, p. D2 (October 8, 1983). Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c d 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 85, 88, 92, 96, 98, 103, 124, 153–154, 184 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Patrick Manamon, "Walkons Fight Against the Odds, But Rewards Are There at Florida," The Palm Beach Post, pp. D1 & D4 (November 29, 1985). Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 9 & 13 (2011). Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Nine Selected to Florida Athletic Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (November 3, 1999). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1989 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Louis Oliver. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.
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