Bill McElwain
- November 26, 1996
- 93 years
About Bill McElwain
Bill McElwain, 93, American gridiron football player (Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears), and coach.
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|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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