Dutch Elston
Position: | Center |
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Personal information | |
Born: | Texhoma, Texas | November 19, 1918
Died: | September 10, 1989 San Francisco, California | (aged 70)
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Morrison R. Waite (OH) |
College: | South Carolina |
Career history | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Arthur Warren "Dutch" Elston (November 19, 1918 – September 10, 1989) was an American football center.
Elston was born in Texas in 1918 and attended Morrison R. Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio. He played college football at South Carolina.[1] He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.[2]
He played professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Rams in 1945 and in the All-American Football Conference for the New York Yankees from 1946 to 1947. He appeared in 45 professional football games, 22 of them as a starter.[1]
After his playing career ended, Elston coached high school football in San Francisco.[2][3] He was also the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1962 to 1977. His players at CCSF included O. J. Simpson.[2]
He died of cancer in 1989 in San Francisco.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Dutch Elston Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Arthur 'Dutch' Elston". The San Francisco Examiner. September 12, 1989. p. A16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former S.F. 49er Named Coach at Marin Catholic High: 'Dutch' Elston Succeeds Clahan At Greenbrae". Daily Independent Journal. August 9, 1952. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1918 births
- 1989 deaths
- American football centers
- Cleveland Rams players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
- Players of American football from Texas
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- Deaths from cancer in California