Mel olson biography
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Mel Olson Season 1969
Personal
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Before BYU
Was exceeding all-state fullback and footballer at Comet Valley Buzz for deuce years (1962-63) ... besides was unembellished all-star hoops player kind a recognizable ... coached by Lew Munsen.
Summary
Voted alternate team rehearsal the 15-year All-WAC sport selections.
Defensive
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 9 | 11 | 31 | 42 | - / - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Mel Olson
American choral conductor (1930–2001)
For American politician, see Melvin Olson.
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| Born | Melvin Donald Olson (1930-12-24)December 24, 1930 Wisconsin, US |
| Died | December 15, 2001(2001-12-15) (aged 70) Nevada City, California, US |
| Occupation | Choral conductor |
Melvin Donald Olson (December 24, 1930 – December 15, 2001) was an American choral conductor who introduced the compositions of John Rutter to the United States.
Career
[edit]Born in Wisconsin, Olson studied at the Northwestern University and received his master's degree from Westminster Choir College. He directed, among others, the choir The Voices of Mel Olson, which was founded in 1969 and later called Master Singers, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
Olson and his choirs are the dedicatees of several of Rutter's works. He commissioned Gloria in 1974 for The Voices of Mel Olson,[2] which Rutter set according to Olson's specifications. Olson traveled to the UK to discuss details with the composer, who later credited him with influencing his compositions: "Much of the credit must go to Mel Olson … because, in telling me what he was looking for in a new choral work, he was telling me what thousands of other choral directors were looking for too.”[3 • Mel Olson was a military veteran of the Korean War earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with a "V" for Valor during the war. Mel attended Washington State University competing in football and swimming and completed his Master's Degree in 1955. Mel started his coaching career in 1955 at Chief Moses Junior High in Moses Lake, where he coaches wrestling for 20 years and football for 27 years. His football teams were 108-31 and wrestling teams were 123-12. Mel was a wrestling and football official from 1954 to 1963 and in 1958 started the Mat Muscle Kids Wrestling Program in Moses Lake. In 1962 he became the sports announcer for the KBSN Radio Station in Moses Lake. During 41 years he never missed a Moses Lake wrestling broadcast as "the Voice of the Chiefs." Olson has been awarded the Washington State Football Coaches Association Distinguished Service Award, the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Media Award and the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association "Joe Babbitt" Contributors Award. He was recognized in 2002 for his contributions to sports when he was inducted into the Moses Lake High School Hall of Fame. In his spare time he likes to water ski, snow ski, bike and sail with his first mate, his wife of 55 years, Vicki. They have two daughters and five grandsons.