Pos Elam

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Pos Elam
Tackle
Personal information
Born:Smyrna, Tennessee
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (1921)
Career highlights and awards

Frank "Pos" Elam was a college football player.

Middle Tennessee State

He attended Middle Tennessee State Normal School before and after his year at Vanderbilt.[1]

Vanderbilt University

Elam was a prominent

tackle for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[2]

1921

Elam recovered a fumble in the

Hek Wakefield.[3] Elam was on Walter Camp's list of all players worthy of mention.[4] He was selected All-Southern by George A. Butler of the Chattanooga News.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gil Reece Arrives". The Atlanta Constitution. September 21, 1922.
  2. ^ "Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta" (PDF). p. 386.
  3. ^ Closed access icon "Vanderbilt Wins From Sewanee In Final Quarter, 9-0". Augusta Chronicle. November 25, 1921.
  4. ^ Camp, Walter, ed. National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Rules: Official Intercollegiate Football Guide. 45 Rose St, New York: American Sports, 1922. Print. Spalding's Athletic Library.
  5. Newspapers.com. Open access icon