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
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–41 Collingwood 13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.

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.

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