Elmer Stout Explained

Elmer Stout
Number:26
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:November 23, 1929
Birth Place:South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Date:September 20, 2013
Death Place:West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
High School:South River (NJ)
College:Oklahoma A&M
Highlights:

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. 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 1220. ESPN Books. 2005. 1401337031.
  2. News: Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team. Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
  3. Web site: FWAA All America. Football Writers Association of America. 2015-02-05. 2019-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Elmer E. Stout Obituary. legacy.com. February 5, 2015.