Elmer Stout

Elmer Stout
No. 26
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: November 23, 1929
Place of birth: South Amboy, New Jersey
Date of death: September 20, 2013
Place of death: West Palm Beach, Florida
Career information
High school: South River High School (New Jersey)
College: United States Military Academy
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1950)

Elmer Eugene Stout (November 23, 1929 – September 20, 2013) was an American football player. He was born in South Amboy, New Jersey and attended South River High School. After attending Valley Forge Military Academy he was admitted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.[1] At West Point, he played college football for the Army Cadets at the linebacker position. He was selected by the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team linebacker and on their 1950 College Football All-America Teams.[2][3][4] He later attended Oklahoma A&M University where he played college football at the linebacker and running back positions and received a civil engineering degree. He lived in South River, New Jersey, and worked for many years for Goodkind & O'Dea Consulting Engineers. He died in 2013 at age 83.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elmer E. Stout Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. ↑ "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
  4. ↑ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
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