Pos Elam

Pos Elam

Elam in 1921.
Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 21
Position	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	Smyrna, Tennessee
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (1921)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1921) All-Southern (1921) All-America Honorable Mention

Frank "Pos" Elam was a college football player.

Middle Tennessee State

He attended Middle Tennessee State Normal School before and after his year at Vanderbilt.[1]

Vanderbilt University

Elam was a prominent tackle for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[2]

1921

Elam recovered a fumble in the Sewanee game of 1921 to set up the game's only touchdown, scored by Hek Wakefield.[3] Elam was on Walter Camp's list of all players worthy of mention.[4] He was selected All-Southern by George A. Butler of the Chattanooga News.[5]

References

1. "Gil Reece Arrives". The Atlanta Constitution. September 21, 1922.
2. "Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta" (PDF). p. 386.
3. "Vanderbilt Wins From Sewanee In Final Quarter, 9-0". Augusta Chronicle. November 25, 1921.
4. Camp, Walter, ed. National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Rules: Official Intercollegiate Football Guide. 45 Rose St, New York: American Sports, 1922. Print. Spalding's Athletic Library.
5. "Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.