James Douglas Elmore was an American football punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders.
13 Facts About Doug Elmore
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Doug Elmore played college football and baseball at the University of Mississippi.
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Doug Elmore received Alabama All-State and Class A "Back of the Year" honors in 1956 when he served as the team's captain.
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Doug Elmore was a member of Rebels when they won a share of the national championship in 1959 and 1960 and played in two Sugar Bowls and one Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Doug Elmore recorded two pass interceptions for 76 yards, averaged 32.3 yards on 24 punts, returned one kickoff for 18 yards and averaged 6.5 yards on four punt returns.
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Doug Elmore received All-Southeastern Conference second-team honors from Associated Press and United Press International, and earned Academic All-America and Academic All-SEC accolades in 1961.
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Doug Elmore had 1,827 career total offense yards on 275 plays, averaging 6.64 yards per play.
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Doug Elmore played baseball for the Rebels as a center fielder and helped Ole Miss win 1960 Southeastern Conference championship.
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Doug Elmore earned All-SEC and All-SEC Western Division baseball honors in 1961.
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Doug Elmore was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1961 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Doug Elmore was selected in the 31st round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.
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Doug Elmore played for the Redskins during the 1962 season and in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders during the 1963 season.
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Doug Elmore had a wife, Linda; a son, Jimmy; a daughter, Sharon Duncan; and four grandchildren.