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Born: | Utica, New York | August 16, 1899
Died: | August 10, 1966 Philadelphia | (aged 67)
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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High school: | Haskell (KS) |
College: | Haskell, Southeastern State Teachers ( Durant, Oklahoma), Dallas University, Nebraska |
Position: | Back |
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Fait Vernon "Chief" Elkins (August 16, 1899 – August 9, 1966) was an American football player and decathlete.
Elkins was born in Utica, New York, in 1899. He enrolled at the Haskell Indian School at age 15. [1] He played college football at Haskell (1921-1923), Southeastern State Teachers College, Dallas University, and Nebraska (1926-1927). [1] [2] He held the national decathlon record in 1928 while attending Nebraska. [3] [4] He pulled a tendon that prevented him from competing in the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1] [5]
Elkins also played professional football the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1928-1929), Chicago Cardinals (1929), and Cincinnati Reds (1933). He appeared in 20 NFL games, 10 as a starter. [6]
Elkins died in Philadelphia in 1966. [6] [7]
He was posthumously profiled by Sports Illustrated in 1991 as "among the greatest athletes ever seen in this country — a golden sportsman during sport's golden age." [1]
Personal information | |
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Born: | Utica, New York | August 16, 1899
Died: | August 10, 1966 Philadelphia | (aged 67)
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Haskell (KS) |
College: | Haskell, Southeastern State Teachers ( Durant, Oklahoma), Dallas University, Nebraska |
Position: | Back |
Career history | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Fait Vernon "Chief" Elkins (August 16, 1899 – August 9, 1966) was an American football player and decathlete.
Elkins was born in Utica, New York, in 1899. He enrolled at the Haskell Indian School at age 15. [1] He played college football at Haskell (1921-1923), Southeastern State Teachers College, Dallas University, and Nebraska (1926-1927). [1] [2] He held the national decathlon record in 1928 while attending Nebraska. [3] [4] He pulled a tendon that prevented him from competing in the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1] [5]
Elkins also played professional football the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1928-1929), Chicago Cardinals (1929), and Cincinnati Reds (1933). He appeared in 20 NFL games, 10 as a starter. [6]
Elkins died in Philadelphia in 1966. [6] [7]
He was posthumously profiled by Sports Illustrated in 1991 as "among the greatest athletes ever seen in this country — a golden sportsman during sport's golden age." [1]