Dutch Elston
 Elston, c. 1945 | |
| No. 55, 21 | |
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 19, 1918 Texhoma, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | September 10, 1989 (aged 70) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Waite (Toledo, Ohio) |
| College: | South Carolina |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Arthur Warren "Dutch" Elston (November 19, 1918 – September 10, 1989) was an American football center and football coach.
Biography
[edit]Elston was born in Texas in 1918 and attended Morrison R. Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio. He played college football at South Carolina.[1] He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[2]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams in 1942 and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees from 1946 to 1947. He appeared in 45 professional football games, 22 of them as a starter.[1]
After his playing career ended, Elston coached high school football in San Francisco.[2][3] He was also the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1962 to 1976. His players at CCSF included O. J. Simpson.[2]
Elston died of cancer, in 1989, in San Francisco.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Junior college
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of San Francisco Rams (Golden Gate Conference) (1962–1976) | |||||||||
| 1962 | City College of San Francisco | 4–5 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1963 | City College of San Francisco | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | City College of San Francisco | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1965 | City College of San Francisco | 8–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | W Prune Bowl | ||||
| 1966 | City College of San Francisco | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Prune Bowl | ||||
| 1967 | City College of San Francisco | 5–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1968 | City College of San Francisco | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1969 | City College of San Francisco | 2–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1970 | City College of San Francisco | 2–5 | T–6th | ||||||
| 1971 | City College of San Francisco | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1972 | City College of San Francisco | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1973 | City College of San Francisco | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1974 | City College of San Francisco | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1975 | City College of San Francisco | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | City College of San Francisco | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| City College of San Francisco: | 48–55–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dutch Elston Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Arthur 'Dutch' Elston". The San Francisco Examiner. September 12, 1989. p. A16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former S.F. 49er Named Coach at Marin Catholic High: 'Dutch' Elston Succeeds Clahan At Greenbrae". Daily Independent Journal. August 9, 1952. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- 1918 births
- 1989 deaths
- American football centers
- City College of San Francisco Rams football coaches
- Cleveland Rams players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football players
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
- High school football coaches in California
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- People from Sherman County, Texas
- Players of American football from Toledo, Ohio
- Coaches of American football from Ohio
- Military personnel from Ohio
- Deaths from cancer in California