Born January 30, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan was the nifty halfback that played both for Purdue and Michigan in college Chalmers Bump Elliott was born. After committing to military service for four years as a US Marine from 1943 through 1947 Bump according to the NFF enrolled at Michigan and had a big year in 1947 when he led the Big 10 Conference as he scored eight touchdowns. The American Football Coaches Association placed Elliott on their All-America team for 1947 as Michigan went 10-0 and won the Rose Bowl. The National Football Foundation selected Bump Elliott for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. There are so many football layers to this man, check them out below and with our special Rose Bowl post on Bump.
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Bump Elliott -College Football Hall of Fame HB
The 1922 Rose Bowl
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