Bobby Jack Oliver is a former award winning Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 defensive tackle.

Graduating from Baylor University

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, Oliver was a second round pick of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft

1958 NFL Draft

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. He chose to play in the CFL, starting a 3 year stint with the Toronto Argonauts

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 in 1958. He intercepted 2 passes for the Double Blue and in 1961 was traded to the Montreal Alouettes

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, along with Paul Fedor

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 and linebacker Ron Brewer

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, for defensive end Doug McNichol

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 and tackle Billy Shipp

Billy Shipp

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Oliver enjoyed his greatest success as a Lark, being named an all-star in 1961 and 1962, and winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

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 as the CFL East MVP. He added kicking to his repertoire, scoring 103 points and punting 22 times.

In 1964 he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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, where he played 2 games and his contract was promptly sold to the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

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, where he finished the season and his career.

Oliver married Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Trentham on June 4, 1954, settled in Texas, and they have 3 grown children.