Oldham was born in
Gallatin, Tennessee, and graduated from
Gallatin High School in Gallatin. He played
college football at
Middle Tennessee State University in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Oldham was selected by the
Baltimore Colts in the eighth round (189th overall) of the
1973 NFL draft. He played for ten seasons in the NFL. He earned a Super Bowl ring in 1978 when he was part of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. In 1983 Oldham was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University. He died on July 23, 2005, in
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, after suffering a heart attack while on a bike ride. ==References==