[4] As a sophomore in 1932, he began the season as the Wolverines' starting fullback, but he sustained a fractured rib in late October 1932.

[7] (Bennie Oosterbaan and Harry Kipke also won nine letters in football, baseball, and basketball.)

[8][9] He was a major in the United States Army during World War II, serving with the Second Engineer Amphibious Brigade in the Pacific Theater of Operations from July 1942 to 1946.

[3][8] Oliver compiled a career record of 152–90–13 as the head football coach at Culver Military Academy.

[11] In 1994, he was posthumously inducted into the Culver Military Academy Athletic Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.