Reggie Oliver (American football)

American football player and coach (1951–2018)

Reggie Oliver
Biographical details
Born	(1951-10-20)October 20, 1951 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Died	August 14, 2018(2018-08-14) (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.

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. 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.

Head coaching record


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.

v t e Marshall Thundering Herd starting quarterbacks
Reggie Oliver Carl Fodor Tony Petersen Michael Payton (1990–1992) Todd Donnan (1993–1994) Chad Pennington (1995, 1997–1999) Eric Kresser (1996) Byron Leftwich (2000–2002) Stan Hill (2002–2004) Jimmy Skinner (2005–2006) Bernard Morris (2005–2007) Mark Cann (2008) Brian Anderson (2008–2010) Rakeem Cato (2011–2014) A. J. Graham (2011) Michael Birdsong (2015) Chase Litton (2015–2017) Garet Morrell (2016) Isaiah Green (2018–2019) Alex Thomson (2018) Grant Wells (2020–2021) Henry Colombi (2022) Cam Fancher (2022–2023) Cole Pennington (2023) Stone Earle (2024) Braylon Braxton (2024)

v t e Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches
Unknown (1912–1923) Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926) Shag Harris (1927) Cliff Green (1928–1932) Sticky Jacobs (1933) Porter James (1934–1936) Dwight Fisher (1937–1940) Dyke Smith (1941) George H. Hobson (1942) No team (1943–1944) George H. Hobson (1945–1959) Louis Crews (1960–1975) Curt Gentry (1976) Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978) Ray Greene (1979–1983) Ed Wyche (1984–1985) Ray Greene (1986–1988) George Pugh (1989–1991) Ray Bonner (1991–1993) Reggie Oliver (1994) Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997) Ron Cooper (1998–2001) Anthony Jones (2002–2013) James Spady (2014–2017) Connell Maynor (2018–2024) Sam Shade (2025– )