Pat Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pat Olsen

American entrepreneur and philanthropist

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1902

Place of Birth: Clifton, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-2000

Profession: engineer, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Carl Edwin "Pat" Olsen (August 3, 1902 – May 11, 2000) was an American engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He played college baseball at Texas A&M University and was briefly with the New York Yankees organization.
He founded a manufacturing and oil exploration company after leaving baseball.
Olsen financially supported Texas A&M, his hometown of Clifton, Texas and Major League Baseball.
He is the namesake for the baseball field at Texas A&M. Olsen was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M and was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame, the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame and the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
After Olsen died, a legal battle ensued between his family and Texas A&M over the rights to his multimillion dollar estate.