Oliver Fletcher

{{Short description|American football player (1923–1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Oliver Fletcher

| image = Oliver Fletcher.jpeg

| caption = Fletcher at USC c. 1948

| number = 34

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|5}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|5|10|1923|2|5}}

| death_place = Bullhead City, Arizona, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 210

| high_school = San Diego
(San Diego, California)

| college = USC

| draftyear = 1949

| draftround = 20

| draftpick = 198

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Dons (1949)

| statleague = AAFC

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 3

| pfr = FletOl20

}}

Oliver C. Fletcher (February 5, 1923 – May 10, 1994) was an American football guard.

Born in San Diego in 1923, he attended San Diego High School. In the fall of 1941, he enrolled at Santa Ana Junior College and played for the football team at the end position.{{cite news|title=Santa Ana's Dons|newspaper=The Register|date=November 19, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-dons/150755746/|via=Newspapers.com}} During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps, participating in the Battle of Okinawa and the Occupation of Japan. He was also a judo and bayonet instructor for the Marines.{{cite news|title=Marine Fletcher at SC Next Quarter|newspaper=The Register|date=January 5, 1946|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-marine-fletcher/150755639/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Fletcher returned to Santa Ana Junior College in 1946 where he again played for the school's football team. He then played for the USC Trojans football team in 1947 and 1948. He signed a contract in December 1948 (and again in March 1949) to play professional football with the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).{{cite news|title='49ers Induce SC's Fletcher|newspaper=Los Angeles Mirror|date=December 18, 1948|page=39|url=}}{{cite news|title=Oliver Fletcher Is Signed With 49ers|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|date=March 18, 1949|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-mirror-fletcher/150755943/|via=Newspapers.com}} He ended up playing for the Los Angeles Dons of the AAFC during the 1949 season,{{cite news|title=Dons Re-Sign Fletcher, Release Back|newspaper=Los Angeles Mirror|date=September 7, 1949|page=58|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-mirror-fletcher/150756027/|via=Newspapers.com}} appearing in three games, none as a starter. He died in 1994 in Bullhead City, Arizona.{{cite web|title=Ollie Fletcher|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=July 5, 2024|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/f/flet01000.html}}