About Bill McElwain
Lived 1903 – 1996 (aged 93). Bill McElwain was an American american football player.
William Thompson McElwain (May 14, 1903 – November 26, 1996) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. McElwain played college football at Northwestern University and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and alongside Red Grange with the Chicago Bears. McElwain served as the head football coach at Ferris Institute—now known as Ferris State University—in Big Rapids, Michigan from 1927 to 1939, compiling a record of 31–44–7. He was also the head basketball coach at Ferris State from 1927 to 1940, tallying a mark of 109–127.
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Who was Bill McElwain?
American-football player (1903-1996)
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Bill McElwain was born on 14 May 1903 in Chicago.
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Bill McElwain died on 26 November 1996 in Big Rapids.
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Bill McElwain was an american football player.
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Bill McElwain was American.
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