From walk-on to 1st-team All American. Louis Oliver III was born in Belle Glades, Florida. In 1985 he walked onto Galen Hall‘s Florida Gators and earned a spot as the starting safety and team captain. He racked up 11 career interceptions, made the 1st team All-American team in ’87 and ’88, and the All-SEC team in the same years. In addition, he earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors twice, as well as the Gators’ Fergie Ferguson Award. Louis was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Association as a Gator Great in 2000. Louis is generally considered one of the greatest defensive backs to ever play for the Gators. With Louis and Jarvis Williams in the defensive backfield, the Gators were a force to be reckoned with.
