J. Norman Elliott

Joseph Norman Elliott (May 12, 1894 – January 21, 1959) was an American college football and college basketball coach, minor league baseball player, and otolaryngologist. Elliott served two seasons as the head basketball coach at Northwestern University, in 1917–18 and 1919–20, compiling a record of 10–11. He also coached freshmen football at Northwestern during that time. Elliott moved to Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930 as an assistant football coach and was the head football coach there from 1931 to 1934, tallying a mark of 19–11–4. Elliott attended Illinois Wesleyan, where he was captain of the basketball team in 1913–14 and 1915–16.[1][2] He played baseball with the Bloomington Bloomers of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League in 1917.[3] Elliott graduated from Northwestern University Medical School—now known as the Feinberg School of Medicine—in 1920.[4] Elliot's sons, Bump Elliott and Pete Elliott, both played college football at the University of Michigan and went on to coaching careers.[5]

J. Norman Elliott
Biographical details
Born(1894-05-12)May 12, 1894
DiedJanuary 21, 1959(1959-01-21) (aged 64)
Normal, Illinois
Playing career
Basketball
1913–1916Illinois Wesleyan
Baseball
1917Bloomington Bloomers
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1919Northwestern (freshmen)
1930Illinois Wesleyan (assistant)
1931–1934Illinois Wesleyan
Basketball
1917–1918Northwestern
1919–1920Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall19–11–4 (football)
10–11 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 IIAC (1932–1933)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1931–1934)
1931 Illinois Wesleyan 3–53–3T–9th
1932 Illinois Wesleyan 6–26–0T–1st
1933 Illinois Wesleyan 6–2–14–0–11st
1934 Illinois Wesleyan 4–2–33–1–26th
Illinois Wesleyan: 19–11–416–4–3
Total:19–11–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northwestern Purple (Big Ten Conference) (1917–1918)
1917–18 Northwestern 7–45–33rd
Northwestern Purple (Big Ten Conference) (1919–1920)
1919–20 Northwestern 3–72–6T–7th
Northwestern: 10–117–9
Total:10–11

References
  1. "Illinois Wesleyan Signs Elliott as Head Grid Coach". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 22, 1931. p. 23. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Men's Basketball Records". iwu.edu. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  3. "Norman Elliott". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. "Elder Succeeds Norman Elliott—Former Wesleyan Star Will Not Be At Northwestern U." The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. July 18, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Father of Two Grid Coaches Dies". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. January 22, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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