Dave Olsen

• BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB

• BORN September 3, 1951

• INDUCTED 2003

Dave Olsen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on September 3, 1951. Olsen was a significant builder of the sport of baseball. He was the Elmwood Giants’ director for 20 years and he spent 10 years in management of the Manitoba Baseball Association, including two as president. He was also instrumental in obtaining funding for baseball parks in Whittler, St. James, Elmwood, and Winnipeg South. Olsen was baseball chairman for the 1999 Pan-Am Games, coached for over 30 years, won seven provincial titles, and was twice the Manitoba Junior Baseball League’s Manager of the Year. He was general manager for the 1987 Western Canada Summer Games team, the 1992 Youth Selects team, the 1997 Canada Summer Games team, and the 1999 Western Canada Summer Games team.