Hall of Fame College Football Coach. For ten seasons (1959 to 1968), he served as head coach of the University of Michigan's football program and guided the Wolverines to Rose Bowl title in 1964. Born Chalmers William Elliott, he was raised in Bloomington, Illinois where he was an all-State halfback on the school's football team. He enrolled at Purdue, where he excelled in football, baseball and basketball, however his collegiate years were interrupted while he served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After returning home, he resumed his collegiate sports activities, now at the University of Michigan where he was teammates with his younger brother Pete on the Wolverines' football squad. During the 1947 season, Elliott achieved All-American and MVP honors as Michigan was en route to winning the Rose Bowl. He began his lengthy coaching career as an assistant at Michigan in 1948. He served for two years with his brother as an assistant at Oregon State and had a stint at Iowa, before returning to Michigan under Bennie Oosterbann. He succeeded him as head coach in 1959 and went on to compile a 51 win, 42 loss and 2 tie record. He served as athletic director at Iowa from 1970 until 1991. He was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Hall of Fame College Football Coach. For ten seasons (1959 to 1968), he served as head coach of the University of Michigan's football program and guided the Wolverines to Rose Bowl title in 1964. Born Chalmers William Elliott, he was raised in Bloomington, Illinois where he was an all-State halfback on the school's football team. He enrolled at Purdue, where he excelled in football, baseball and basketball, however his collegiate years were interrupted while he served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After returning home, he resumed his collegiate sports activities, now at the University of Michigan where he was teammates with his younger brother Pete on the Wolverines' football squad. During the 1947 season, Elliott achieved All-American and MVP honors as Michigan was en route to winning the Rose Bowl. He began his lengthy coaching career as an assistant at Michigan in 1948. He served for two years with his brother as an assistant at Oregon State and had a stint at Iowa, before returning to Michigan under Bennie Oosterbann. He succeeded him as head coach in 1959 and went on to compile a 51 win, 42 loss and 2 tie record. He served as athletic director at Iowa from 1970 until 1991. He was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
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