1. Elmer Oliphant is one of the great scorers in college football history, credited with a total of 435 points in his college career, 135 at Purdue and 300 at Army.
21 Facts About Elmer Oliphant
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Elmer Oliphant began school in Bloomfield but the family moved to Washington, Indiana when he was eight or nine.
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Elmer Oliphant transferred to Linton High School from Washington High School during his junior year.
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That trophy won May 21,1910 and the Big Four Meet trophy won May 14,1910 are still in the trophy case in the commons with Elmer Oliphant's name engraved on them.
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Elmer Oliphant was selected as Indiana's Finest Amateur Athlete by the Helms Foundation in 1958 and was selected for the FWAA Early-Day All-Time All-America Team in 1969.
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Elmer Oliphant entered Purdue University, but not on a scholarship.
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Elmer Oliphant continued to develop strength and toughness by working as a coal miner during his summer vacations.
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Elmer Oliphant earned seven varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track.
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Elmer Oliphant graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Chi chapter of Purdue.
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Elmer Oliphant still holds records that have never been broken.
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Elmer Oliphant has the individual record for scoring in a single football game at Purdue which was for 43 points in 1912.
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Elmer Oliphant established the World Record in 220-yard low hurdles on grass.
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Elmer Oliphant was the only member of that team still living and attended the ceremony.
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Elmer Oliphant has been inducted into several Halls of Fame.
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Elmer Oliphant was in the inaugural group of sixteen inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame at West Point.
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Elmer Oliphant was appointed track instructor at West Point by Douglas MacArthur, who was the superintendent after returning from World War I MacArthur later was Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II and accepted the surrender of Japan in September 1945.
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Elmer Oliphant's name is mentioned in two well-known films, The Long Gray Line and Knute Rockne, All American.
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Elmer Oliphant played for the Rochester Jeffersons in 1920 and the Buffalo All-Americans in 1921.
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In 1921, Elmer Oliphant led the league in points, FGs and PATs and threw 7 touchdowns for the Buffalo All-Americans.
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Elmer Oliphant was the athletic director at Union College in Schenectady, New York for two years.
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Elmer Oliphant was AAU coach and helped prepare the Americans for the 1924 Olympics in Paris.