Jogger Elcock
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1888 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1964 (aged 75) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1909–1911 | Dartmouth |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1913 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1914–1916 | Washington and Lee |
| 1917 | Camp Gordon |
| 1920–1921 | Oglethorpe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–12–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SAIAA (1914–1915) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Walter Benjamin "Jogger" Elcock (December 6, 1888 – June 10, 1964) was an American football player, coach, and referee.[1] He played college football at Dartmouth College as a tackle from 1909 to 1911. Elcock served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University from 1914 to 1916 and at Oglethorpe University from 1920 to 1921. He was also the head coach of the 1917 Camp Gordon football team. Elcock's 1914 Washington and Lee team went undefeated and outscored opponents 324 to 12.[2][3]
Elcock was a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1912 and served as an assistant football coach at his alma mater under Frank Cavanaugh in 1913.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee Generals (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Washington and Lee | 9–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1915 | Washington and Lee | 6–1–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1916 | Washington and Lee | 5–2–2 | 1–0 | 3rd | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 20–3–3 | 6–0 | |||||||
| Camp Gordon (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Camp Gordon | 5–1 | |||||||
| Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (Independent) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Oglethorpe | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Oglethorpe | 5–4 | 2–4 | T–16th | |||||
| Oglethorpe: | 9–8–1 | 2–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–12–4 | ||||||||
References
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External links
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- 1888 births
- 1964 deaths
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- College football officials
- Camp Gordon football coaches
- Dartmouth Big Green football coaches
- Dartmouth Big Green football players
- Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football coaches
- Washington and Lee Generals football coaches
- Players of American football from Boston
- 20th-century American sportsmen