Elmer Horsey Wingate was an American football player.
10 Facts About Elmer Wingate
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Elmer Wingate was born in 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland and attended high school at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
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Elmer Wingate then went on to college at the University of Maryland.
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In 1950, Elmer Wingate was named to the All-Southern Conference team.
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At Maryland, Elmer Wingate played on the lacrosse team as a defenseman in 1950 and 1951.
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Elmer Wingate was named to the All-American second-team in 1951.
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Elmer Wingate received a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force upon graduation from the University of Maryland as a member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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Elmer Wingate's service was during was during the Korean War era.
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Elmer Wingate was selected in the fourth round of the 1951 NFL draft, 46th overall, by the New York Yanks.
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Elmer Wingate eventually entered the league to play for the Baltimore Colts in 1953.