Reggie Oliver (American football)

Reggie Oliver
Biographical details
Born	October 20, 1951; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Died	August 14, 2018 (aged 66); Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973	Marshall
1974	Jacksonville Sharks
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1983	Marshall (assistant)
1994	Alabama A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	4–7

Reginald M. Oliver (October 20, 1951 – August 14, 2018) was an American football player and coach.^[1]

Oliver was a college football quarterback at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia from 1970 to 1973. He was one of a small handful of members of the 1970 team who were not on the plane crash that killed all aboard.^[2] Oliver was portrayed by actor Arlen Escarpeta in the 2006 film We Are Marshall.

Oliver served as the head football coach at Alabama A&M University in 1994, compiling a record of 4–7.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1994)
1994	Alabama A&M	4–7	4–4	5th
Alabama A&M:		4–7	4–4
Total:		4–7

^ "Reginald Oliver". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Former Marshall Quarterback Reggie Oilver Dead at 66". WHNT TV. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Four players from Tuscaloosa died when Marshall football team's flight crashed in 1970". Tuscaloosa News. December 17, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2018.