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American business executive (1932–2024)
This article is about the business executive. For the bacteriologist and biological warface scientist, see
Frank Olson .
Frank Olson
Born Frank Albert Olson
(1932-07-19 ) July 19, 1932Died April 10, 2024(2024-04-10) (aged 91) Alma mater
City College of San Francisco Occupation Business executive
Frank Albert Olson (July 19, 1932 – April 10, 2024) was an American business executive. He was known for casting
running back
football player
O. J. Simpson in numerous
Hertz commercials.
Life and career
Frank Albert Olson was born in
San Francisco, California , on July 19, 1932. At the age of eighteen, he was a night manager at
San Francisco International Airport . He graduated from
City College of San Francisco
[1]
[2] in the 1950s and 1960s.
Olson served as Chairman of
Hertz from 1980 to 2000,
[2]
[3] having previously been
CEO from 1977 to 1980. He was also an executive vice president of
RCA Corporation .
[4]
Olson died from complications of
COVID-19 on April 10, 2024, at the age of 91.
[2]
[5] He died on the same day as
O. J. Simpson .
[6]
[7]
References
^ Feder, Barnaby J. (June 11, 1987).
"A 'No-Nonsense' Chief Is Chosen" .
The New York Times . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^
a
b
c Gabriel, Trip (April 12, 2024).
"Frank Olson, Executive Who Linked O.J. Simpson With Hertz, Dies at 91" .
The New York Times . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ Swisher, Kara (July 10, 2024).
"O.J. and Hertz: The Rise and Fall Of A Rent-A-Star" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ Grimm, Jack; Johnson, Clark; Rains, Rob (2004).
My One Big Break . Spotlight Press. p. 149 – via
Google Books .
^
"Frank Albert Olson" . Dignity Memorial . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ Stevens, Matt (April 11, 2024).
"How Hertz Turned O.J. Simpson Into the 'Superstar in Rent‐a‐Car' " .
The New York Times . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
^ Shapiro, Emily; Chile, Patricio (April 11, 2024).
"OJ Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76" .
ABC News . Retrieved April 13, 2024 .