Winslow Oliver
Winslow Paul Oliver (born March 3, 1973) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 3, 1973 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||||||
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Career
Oliver is a 1991 graduate of Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He also attended the University of New Mexico, where he set a number of team records and was awarded the 1996 Hula Bowl MVP.
In the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft (#73 overall pick) Oliver was selected by the Panthers. He played for the Panthers for three seasons, mainly on special teams. His jersey was #20. The highlight of his career was an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints on September 8, 1996.
He became a free agent and played for the Falcons in the 1999 and 2000 seasons, before being released. In 1999 he wore #33, before switching to #26 his last year in the NFL.