Elmer Eugene Stout (November 23, 1929 – September 20, 2013) was an American football player. He was born in South Amboy, New Jersey and attended South River High School. After attending Valley Forge Military Academy he was admitted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. At West Point, he played

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for the Army Cadets at the linebacker position. He was selected by the Associated Press and the

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as a first-team linebacker and on their

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s. He later attended

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where he played college football at the linebacker and running back positions and received a civil engineering degree. He lived in South River, New Jersey, and worked for many years for Goodkind & O'Dea Consulting Engineers. He died in 2013 at age 83.

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