Maurice "Red" Elder (March 21, 1916 – August 14, 2011) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) from 1946 to 1951.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1916 Wellington, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 2011 (aged 95) Gilroy, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1951 | Southern Colorado |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | Colorado State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–25–3 (football) 3–8 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Elder was a fullback at Kansas State University in the mid–1930s, where he played on the conference champion 1934 Kansas State Wildcats football team. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937 but dropped out of training camp and, instead, pursued a career in coaching.[2]
Elder was the maternal grandfather of NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Colorado Indians (Independent) (1946–1951) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Southern Colorado | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1947 | Southern Colorado | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Southern Colorado | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Southern Colorado | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1950 | Southern Colorado | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1951 | Southern Colorado | 1–8 | |||||||
| Southern Colorado: | 25–25–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–25–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)". gothunderwolves.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Powell, Mark (August 17, 2011). "'Always positive' Maurice 'Red' Elder dies at age 95". The Morgan Hill Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.