- Name
- Bobby Olive
- Nationality
United States- Position
- FL
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 165
- Birthday
- 4/22/1969
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- High School
- Douglass
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Offensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | Fum | Lost | FR | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | FC | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Ohio State | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | NA | 25 | 370 | 14.8 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 203 | 29.0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Ohio State | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 23 | 379 | 16.5 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 245 | 17.5 | 0 | 7 | NA | 67 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 66 | 41 | 652 | 15.9 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 42 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 0 | NA | 91 | 1419 | 15.6 | 10 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 448 | 21.3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 134 | 7.4 | 0 |
Major: Recreation Education (1989-90), Undeclared (1988)
Jersey #: 8 (1989-90), 37 (1988)
Weight: 165 (1990), 160 (1989), 154 (1988)
1990 Media Guide: Versatile, exciting athlete … will alternate with Bernard Edwards behind Jeff Graham at flanker … can also play split end … quick and clever with the ball, and very difficult to bring down in the open field … also returns punts and kickoffs … needs to be more consistent, especially as a blocker … has a flair for making big catches in big games … has 50 career catches to rank 19th on OSU’s all-time list … has averaged 15.3 yards per catch during his career … recruited by several smaller colleges, but came to Ohio State as a walk-on … converted to scholarship at the start of his sophomore year.
1989: Started the first five games and played in a total of 11 … OSU’s third leading receiver with 23 catches for 379 yards … had five catches for 108 yards and his lone TD of the year in the opener against Oklahoma State … caught at least one pass in each of the 11 games he played in … averaged 17.5 yards per kick return (14 chances topped the team) and 9.6 yards per punt return … inconsistency as a blocker cost him his first-team spot.
1988: Started 10 games … OSU’s third leading receiver with 25 catches for 370 yards … Caught passes in eight games … four receptions against both Minnesota and Illinois … dramatic TD receptions against LSU and Michigan.
1988 Media Guide: Will contend for a starting spot.
1987: Played in eight games and started against Illinois … two catches, both vs. Oregon … filled a void at wideout with the unexpected loss of Cris Carter and Nate Harris.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won a total of eight letters in four sports … captained the football, basketball and track teams … high school was 10-1 his senior year in football … all-Georgia as a senior.
PERSONAL: Hobbies are cooking and playing video games … his father played three years of basketball at Tennessee State … turned down offers from small colleges and came to Ohio State at the urging of his father, a long-time friend of OSU co-head trainer Billy Hill.