Oliver played college football for the Florida Gators, earning All-American honors twice.
[4][5] Subsequently, Oliver not only earned an athletic scholarship,[5] he became a starting free safety and team captain, and totaled 11 career interceptions.
[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.
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,[11] and is the longest interception return in Dolphins history.
[12] During his eight-year NFL career, Oliver played in 117 regular season games, started 101 of them, and recorded 544 tackles and 27 interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns.