Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1922)

For the 1909–11 Collingwood player, see Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1885).

Norm Oliver
Personal information
Full name	Norman Leslie Oliver
Date of birth	(1922-08-15)15 August 1922
Date of death	27 June 1944(1944-06-27) (aged 21)
Place of death	Madang, New Guinea
Original team(s)	Melbourne High School
Height / weight	182 cm / 79 kg
Position(s)	Defence
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Norm Oliver (15 August 1922 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a talented tennis player, and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player. Serving as a Flying Officer in the RAAF during World War II, he was killed when his plane crashed on a beach in New Guinea.

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Norm Oliver's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1059203