 Kuhn around 1922 | |
| Position | Quarterback |
|---|---|
| Class | 1923 |
| Major | Business |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 14, 1898 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | October 8, 1968 (aged 70) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1920–1923) |
| High school | Montgomery Bell (1915–1917) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Oliver Wall Kuhn (August 14, 1898 – October 8, 1968), nicknamed "Doc Kuhn", was an American football, baseball and basketball player for the Vanderbilt University Commodores and later a prominent businessman of Tampa, Florida. As a college football quarterback, Kuhn led Vanderbilt to three consecutive Southern titles in 1921, 1922, and 1923 – the most-recent conference titles for Vanderbilt football. In 1922, Vanderbilt tied Michigan at the dedication of Dudley Field, and Kuhn was picked for Walter Camp's list of names worthy of mention and Billy Evans' All-America "National Honor Roll."
During his senior year, Kuhn was the captain of Vanderbilt's football and basketball teams and received the Porter Cup, awarded to Vanderbilt's best all-around athlete. Kuhn played guard on the basketball team and was a shortstop on the baseball team which won a 1921 conference championship. He was selected All-Southern in baseball in 1921 and 1922.
Kuhn moved to Tampa after graduation, where he helped start the athletics program at the University of Tampa, and later notably led an effort to plant podocarpus trees in downtown Tampa.