| Jim Oler |
Full Name: James John Oler
Born: April 3, 1934, Economy, Ind.
Died: April 10, 1989, Panama City, Fla.
School: Economy High School in Economy, Indiana
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1979 Basketball HOF - Loc 71
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| Tom Garcia, Bob Williams, JIM OLER | JIM OLER, Rick Benson, Bob Williams, Dick Artmeier, Ham Wernke, Bud Kennedy | Ham Wernke and JIM OLER |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 52-53 22 G 5-11 178 Fr * Economy, IN 53-54 23 G 5-11 180 So * Economy, IN 54-55 23 G 5-11 180 Jr * Economy, IN 55-56 21 G 5-10 185 Sr * Economy, IN |
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| Conference Awards |
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Year Award 1955 Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference 1956 Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference |
| All-American Awards |
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Year Award 1956 Converse - All-American - Honorable Mention |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1979 |
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From 1952 through 1956, Jimmy Oler wrote basketball records, some of which have lasted into the 21st century. Over his 91 games at FSU, Oler scored 1,820 points to become the school's all-time leader,
a mark that lasted 28 years until Bob Sura overtook him. In the 1955-56 campaign, Oler scored 742 points, the best single season record for more than 50 years. That same year Oler averaged 29.7 points
a game, a mark no Seminole since has approached. As FSU sports moved into the 2000s, Oler still held or shared five offensive records including single-game free throws made (22) and attempted (30).
His 42 points in a game in 1952-53 was FSU's fourth best single-game performance entering the new millennium. Obituary for Jim Oler From the Tallahassee Democrat Published on April 11, 1989, page 20. Basketball's all-time No. 1 scorer Jim Oler dies Jim Oler, the leading scorer in Florida State basketball history, died Monday of an apparent heart attack in Panama City. He was 55. Oler, a member of the FSU Sports Hall of Fame, was a physical education teacher and former head basketball coach at Gulf Coast Community College. He scored an FSU-record 1,820 points
from 1952-56, averaged 20.0 points over 91 games. He also holds records for points and scoring average in a season (743 and 29.7 in 1955-56); and free throws made in a made (22, which he did twice),
season (311 in 1955-56) and career (762). |
| FSU Statistics |
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--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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52-53 20 52 139 .374 .000 90 118 .763 194 9.7 0.0 50
53-54 20 96 280 .343 .000 140 188 .745 332 16.6 0.0
54-55 26 4 164 414 .396 .000 221 289 .765 549 21.1 76 2.9 65 1
55-56 25 216 470 .460 .000 310 380 .816 742 29.7 136 5.4 61
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Tot 91 4 0 528 1303 .405 0 0 .000 761 975 .781 1817 20.0 0 0 212 2.3 176 1 0 0 0 0
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Game Statistics 1952-53 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 5 Mercer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 13 Mercer 1 2 2 4 6 Dec 15 Central College 1 0 1 1 1 Dec 19 Sewanee 1 0 2 4 2 Dec 20 Mississippi State 1 1 8 10 Jan 6 Loyola-New Orleans 1 2 4 5 8 Jan 9 Miami 1 4 3 6 11 Jan 12 Tampa 1 1 3 5 Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1 g 6 7 9 19 Jan 31 Rollins College 1 2 5 9 Feb 2 Memphis State 1 1 3 8 5 1 Feb 4 Arkansas State 1 0 5 5 Feb 10 Stetson 1 g 3 3 9 Feb 13 Florida Southern Col 1 3 6 12 Feb 14 Tampa 1 5 8 18 Feb 21 Loyola-New Orleans 1 2 2 6 Feb 23 Miami 1 g 4 10 14 18 Feb 25 Stetson 1 7 5 5 19 Feb 27 Mercer 1 5 4 4 14 Feb 28 Stetson 1 4 9 11 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 20 3 0 52 0 0 0 90 71 194 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1953-54 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 4 Mississippi State 1 1 6 8 13 10 Dec 8 Mercer 1 7 13 9 13 23 4 Dec 11 Georgia Teachers 1 5 13 3 8 13 Dec 16 Jacksonville State 1 8 2 4 18 Dec 18 Stetson 1 7 7 7 21 Dec 19 Spring Hill College 1 1 3 3 5 Jan 6 Tampa 1 5 9 9 19 Jan 7 Loyola-New Orleans 1 1 10 16 12 4 Jan 9 Miami 1 4 6 6 14 Jan 11 Rollins College 1 2 9 12 13 Jan 12 Tampa 1 1 8 10 Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1 8 3 19 Jan 16 Stetson 1 2 5 7 9 Jan 19 Rollins College 1 6 4 5 16 2 Jan 21 Florida Southern Col 1 g 11 4 8 26 Jan 30 Mercer 1 5 5 6 15 Feb 5 Miami 1 7 12 15 26 3 Feb 13 Loyola-New Orleans 1 5 13 17 23 Feb 17 Georgia Teachers 1 g 7 9 23 Feb 20 Arkansas State 1 3 11 12 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 20 2 0 96 32 0 0 140 161 332 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1954-55 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 4 Jacksonville State 1 8 23 10 12 26 4 2 Dec 6 Georgia Teachers 1 g 5 14 4 8 14 3 3 Dec 14 Tampa 1 5 13 7 9 17 2 1 Dec 18 Stetson 1 6 13 9 12 21 1 3 Dec 20 Miami 1 g 4 15 12 17 20 11 2 Dec 27 Florida 1 6 9 2 4 14 3 5 Dec 28 Georgia 1 11 24 7 11 29 4 1 Jan 3 Duke 1 5 16 10 15 20 2 3 Jan 7 Florida Southern Col 1 3 8 7 9 13 2 3 Jan 8 Tampa 1 8 18 7 7 23 1 3 Jan 15 Georgia 1 11 19 4 4 26 3 1 Jan 18 Spring Hill College 1 4 12 13 15 21 2 2 Jan 19 Mississippi State 1 g 8 18 11 12 27 4 1 Jan 29 Stetson 1 g 5 8 9 18 19 1 4 Jan 31 Rollins College 1 6 22 22 29 34 4 2 Feb 7 Florida Southern Col 1 8 11 7 8 23 2 2 Feb 14 Georgia 1 8 20 3 4 19 4 3 Feb 16 Rollins College 1 8 15 11 12 27 6 3 Feb 19 Loyola-New Orleans 1 8 16 8 9 24 5 3 Feb 21 Mississippi State 1 9 15 6 8 24 0 2 Feb 23 Loyola-New Orleans 1 7 15 10 12 24 1 2 Feb 25 Miami 1 7 20 7 10 21 4 2 Feb 28 Stetson 1 5 16 8 11 18 0 2 Mar 1 Georgia Teachers 1 3 20 7 11 13 4 2 Mar 7 Montana State 1 2 18 16 17 20 2 3 Mar 9 Beloit College 1 4 16 4 5 12 1 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 26 4 0 164 414 0 0 221 289 549 0 0 76 65 0 0 0 0 1955-56 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 1 North Carolina State 1 8 10 11 26 Dec 3 East Tennessee State 1 g 5 2 2 12 2 Dec 5 Rollins College 1 8 8 24 2 Dec 10 Stetson 1 9 10 12 28 2 Dec 13 Tampa 1 12 10 11 34 Dec 16 Morningside College 1 10 22 30 42 2 Dec 19 Clemson 1 12 13 37 Dec 20 Boston 1 6 17 19 29 Dec 21 Mississippi State 1 5 8 11 18 Dec 28 West Virginia 1 8 8 10 24 Dec 29 Santa Clara 1 7 12 15 26 Dec 30 New York 1 9 5 6 23 Jan 7 Miami 1 8 17 22 33 3 Jan 9 Rollins College 1 11 12 13 34 Jan 13 Georgia 1 9 10 15 28 Jan 14 Georgia Teachers 1 12 17 23 41 3 Jan 16 Loyola-New Orleans 1 8 13 16 29 Feb 6 Troy State 1 12 14 17 38 2 Feb 7 Tampa 1 8 17 21 33 2 Feb 13 Florida Southern Col 1 6 20 23 32 0 Feb 18 Florida Southern Col 1 10 15 19 35 4 Feb 20 Stetson 1 9 9 11 27 Feb 25 Miami 1 6 15 17 27 3 Mar 3 Loyola-New Orleans 1 8 12 13 28 0 Mar 5 Georgia 1 10 14 16 34 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 25 1 0 216 0 0 0 310 353 742 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 |