Pos Elam

Pos Elam
	Elam in 1921.
Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 21
Position	Tackle
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (1921)
Personal information
Born:	Smyrna, Tennessee
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
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

"Gil Reece Arrives". The Atlanta Constitution. September 21, 1922.
"Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta" (PDF). p. 386.
"Vanderbilt Wins From Sewanee In Final Quarter, 9-0". Augusta Chronicle. November 25, 1921.
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.
"Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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[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.

[Spalding-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.