Jogger Elcock

Jogger Elcock
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(s)	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)

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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

^ Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Dartmouth Secretaries Association. 1922.
^ Who's #1?: 100-plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Taylor Trade Pub. 2007. ISBN 9781589793378.
^ Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 1915.
^ "Elcock Coach in South—Takes Football Place at Washington and Lee". The Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. XXXIV, no. 77. January 5, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

External links

Jogger Elcock at Find a Grave

[1] Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Dartmouth Secretaries Association. 1922.

[2] Who's #1?: 100-plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Taylor Trade Pub. 2007. ISBN 9781589793378.

[3] Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 1915.

[4] "Elcock Coach in South—Takes Football Place at Washington and Lee". The Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. XXXIV, no. 77. January 5, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

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