Elmer Sleight
| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Date of birth: | July 8, 1907 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Sisseton, South Dakota | ||||
| Date of death: | August 1, 1978 (aged 71) | ||||
| Place of death: | Florida | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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| College: | Purdue | ||||
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Elmer "Red" Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers in 1930 and 1931.[1]
Sleight was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".[2]
References
- ↑ "Boilermakers in the Pros". Purdue Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Maybe It's Love". American Film Institute.
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