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Top 60 All-Time Greatest Blue Jays: #16 John Olerud - Bluebird Banter
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John Olerud Award, College Baseball Hall of Fame
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Straight to the Majors: John Olerud
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1993 WS Gm1: Olerud's solo homer gives Blue Jays lead
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2019 Pac-12 Hall of Honor inductee: Washington State baseball legend John Olerud
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Ignoffo A Finalist For Olerud Two-Way Player Award - Eastern Illinois University Athletics
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John Olerud Award, College Baseball Hall of Fame
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Baseball Hosts ETSU in SoCon Action - Mercer University Athletics
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Jordan Hamberg Named a Finalist for John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Award - Coppin State University Athletics
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Grice named winner of Olerud Award for nation's top two-way player
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Hosley 1 of 5 Finalists for John Olerud Award - Norfolk State University Athletics
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John Olerud x'88: Faith, Hope, and Horses, Washington State Magazine
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John Olerud – Society for American Baseball Research
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A season we'll never see again': Former WSU players reflect on 1988 season, John Olerud's masterful sophomore year
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Labosky Named to John Olerud Award Watch List - Duke University