Pete Elliott
Biographical details | |
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Born | Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. | September 29, 1926
Died | January 4, 2013 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 86)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1945–1948 | Michigan |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1949–1950 | Oregon State (ends) |
1951–1955 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
1956 | Nebraska |
1957–1959 | California |
1960–1966 | Illinois |
1973–1974 | Miami (FL) |
1978 | St. Louis Cardinals (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1974–1978 | Miami (FL) |
1979–1995 | Pro Football Hall of Fame (exec. dir.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 56–72–1 |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
As coach:
As player: | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1994 (profile) |
Peter R. Elliott (September 29, 1926 – January 4, 2013) was an
College
Elliott was an All-American
At Michigan, Elliott played football with his brother Bump, who also became a well known college coach.
Coaching career
After college, Elliot served as an assistant coach at
.In 1960, Elliott succeeded Ray Eliot at Illinois and was at the school until 1966. With the Illini, his record was 31–34–1, earning a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl victory over Washington during the 1963 season. He, along with basketball coaches Harry Combes and Howie Braun, was pressured into resigning on March 19, 1967, by the university which was threatened with expulsion by the Big Ten Conference over a slush fund scandal.[2] In 1973, he became head coach at Miami, where he remained for two years and compiled an 11–11 record.
Later life
Elliott served as athletic director at Miami from 1973 to 1978. In March 1978, Elliott rejoined his former boss, Bud Wilkinson, as an assistant with the NFL St. Louis Cardinals. Elliott served as executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame from 1979 to 1996 and was serving on its board of trustees. Elliott was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and was selected as a Significant Sig.
Elliott died at the age of 86 of congestive heart failure on January 4, 2013, in Canton, Ohio.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1956) | |||||||||
1956 | Nebraska | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
Nebraska: | 4–6 | 3–3 | |||||||
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1957–1958) | |||||||||
1957 | California | 1–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
1958 | California | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 16 | 16 | ||
Athletic Association of Western Universities ) (1959)
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1959 | California | 2–8 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
California: | 10–21 | 8–10 | |||||||
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1961–1966) | |||||||||
1960 | Illinois | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
1961 | Illinois | 0–9 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
1962 | Illinois | 2–7 | 2–5 | 8th | 18 | ||||
1963 | Illinois | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | W Rose | 4 | 3 | ||
1964 | Illinois | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | 16 | ||||
1965 | Illinois | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
1966 | Illinois | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
Illinois: | 31–34–1 | 22–26–1 | |||||||
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA Division I independent) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
1973 | Miami | 5–6 | |||||||
1974 | Miami | 6–5 | |||||||
Miami: | 11–11 | ||||||||
Total: | 56–72–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b Michigan Basketball 2007-08 (media guide).
- ^ "Slush Fund Scandal: Three Illini Coaches Quit," United Press International (UPI), Monday, March 20, 1967. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Goldstein, Richard (January 6, 2013). "Pete Elliott, Football All-American and Coach, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2017.