Tex Oliver


Gerald Allen "Tex" Oliver was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1933 to 1937 and at the University of Oregon from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1946.

Coaching career

From 1933 to 1937, Oliver coached the Arizona Wildcats to a 32–11–4 record. During that stretch, he never had a losing season. From 1938 to 1946, he coached the Oregon [Ducks football|Oregon Webfoots] to a 23–28–3 record.

Later life and death

After retiring from coaching, Oliver worked as a school administrator in Compton and Lancaster, California. He retired as superintendent of schools in Lancaster in 1966. Oliver died of cancer on April 10, 1988, at his home in Costa Mesa, California.

Head coaching record

Junior college