Hall of Fame
Famous for many long hits, he was captain, second baseman and the leading hitter on the baseball team. He played briefly for the Washington Senators. He was also captain of the rifle team, a hammer thrower and shot putter in track, and rowed with the class crew. In addition, he was a member of the Athletic Council and president of the Athletic Association as an undergraduate. A University trustee for many years, the industrialist donated funds to construct Olin Hall, which houses the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. He was president of the Western Cartridge Company until 1944 when he founded Olin Industries, which controls or is affiliated with powder manufacturing companies, small arms companies and other companies throughout the U.S. He was a director of the Olin firm at the time of his death in 1951 in St. Louis, Mo.
