Elmer Madarik Explained

Birth Date:15 July 1922
Birth Place:Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:February 1974 (age 52)
Number:23
Position1:Running back
College:Detroit
Nfldraftedyear:1944
Nfldraftedround:18
Nfldraftedpick:178
Playing Years1:1945–1948
Playing Team1:Detroit Lions
Playing Years2:1948
Playing Team2:Washington Redskins
Nfl:MAD092287
Databasefootball:MADARELM02

Elmer Laurence Madarik (July 15, 1922  - February 1974) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and was drafted in the 18th round of the 1944 NFL draft.