1. Elmo Earl Shropshire was born on October 26,1936 and is an American veterinarian, competitive runner, and country music singer.
15 Facts About Elmo Shropshire
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Elmo Shropshire originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife Patsy, then re-recorded it solo for the 1992 album Dr Elmo's Twisted Christmas and again in 2000 for the album Up Your Chimney.
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Elmo Shropshire is a native of Lexington, Kentucky and has a Bachelors of Science in agriculture from the University of Florida where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
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Elmo Shropshire then earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University in Alabama.
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Elmo Shropshire was racetrack veterinarian at Aqueduct and Belmont Park in New York before moving to San Francisco to open his own hospital, Arguello Pet Hospital.
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In San Francisco, Shropshire began playing banjo in a bluegrass band, and later became a competitive runner.
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In 1979, Elmo Shropshire recorded "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".
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Since then, Elmo Shropshire settled a class action suit against Sony based upon the royalties paid from downloads and ringtone sales.
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In 2007, Elmo Shropshire was sued by the Fred Rappaport Company, the producer of the show, over the right to use the song in show-related merchandise.
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In 2009, Elmo Shropshire appeared on "Good Morning America", and in 2010 he appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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On December 23,2014, Elmo Shropshire performed "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on The Meredith Vieira Show as part of a segment titled "Real or Fake".
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On December 26,2019, Elmo Shropshire was featured in the Wall Street Journal article "What's Your Workout" by Jen Murphy.
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Elmo Shropshire has been a competitive runner for 25 years.
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In October 2019, Elmo Shropshire won the US National 5K Cross Country Championship in his age division.
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Elmo Shropshire is the 2022 National Senior Games Champion in the 800,1500, and 5K.