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 | |
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| Born | (1916-03-21)March 21, 1916 Wellington, Kansas |
| Died | August 14, 2011(2011-08-14) (aged 95) Gilroy, California |
| 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) |
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.
Elder was the maternal grandfather of NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves head football coaches | |
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Colorado State Rams baseball head coaches | |
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Washington Redskins 1937 NFL Draft selections | |
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