Jordan A. Olivar (January 30, 1915 – October 17, 1990) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as

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—from 1943 to 1948, at Loyola University of Los Angeles—now known as

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—from 1949 to 1951, and at

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from 1952 to 1962, compiling an overall record of 111–63–8. Olivar led the

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to two

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championships, in 1956 and 1960. The 1960 Yale team finished the season ranked 14 in the

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, which is the most recent year end poll in which Yale has been within the top 25. He died of lung cancer on October 17, 1990 at his home in

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Head coaching record

College football

References

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