Elmer Oliphant

Elmer Oliphant

Biographical details
Born	(1892-07-09)July 9, 1892 Bloomfield, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 3, 1975(1975-07-03) (aged 82) New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1913	Purdue
1916–1917	Army
1920	Rochester Jeffersons
1921	Buffalo All-Americans
Basketball
1912–1915	Purdue
1915–1918	Army
Position(s)	Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Track
?	Army
Ice Hockey
1922–1923	Union
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1922–1924	Union
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1914)
Awards
Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame (1953) Indiana Football Hall of Fame (1975) Indiana’s Finest Amateur Athlete Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame (1997) Kappa Sigma fraternity Hall of Fame (1997) Army Sports Hall of Fame (2004) First-team All-Pro (1921) 2× All-American (basketball) (1913-14 1914-15) 2× All-American (football) (1916, 1917) 2× All-Western (1912, 1913) Army Athletic Association Trophy (1918) FWAA College Football All-Time Team (1869–1919) Yost All-time All-America Team
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1955 (profile)

Elmer Quillen "Catchy" or "Ollie" Oliphant (July 9, 1892 – July 3, 1975) was an American football, basketball and track player and coach. He is one of the great scorers in college football history, credited with a total of 435 points in his college career – 135 at Purdue and 300 at Army. Oliphant also went on to play in the National Football League (NFL).