Elmer Sleight
| Position: | Tackle | ||
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| Born: | July 8, 1907 Sisseton, South Dakota | ||
| Died: | August 1, 1978 (aged 71) Florida | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||
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| College: | Purdue | ||
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Elmer "Red" Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers in 1930 and 1931.[1]
Sleight was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".[2]
References[]
- ^ "Boilermakers in the Pros". Purdue Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ "Maybe It's Love". American Film Institute.
Categories:
- All-American college football players
- American football tackles
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- People from Sisseton, South Dakota
- Players of American football from South Dakota
- 1907 births
- 1978 deaths