Maurice Elder

Maurice Elder
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
	First-team All-Big Six (1936); Second-team All-Big Six (1934);

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]

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


Year	Team	Overall
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

^ "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.