Joseph Norman Elliott (May 12, 1894 – January 21, 1959) was an American

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and

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coach, minor league baseball player, and

otolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

. Elliott served two seasons as the head basketball coach at

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, in 1917–18 and 1919–20, compiling a record of 10–11. He also coached freshmen football at Northwestern during that time. Elliott moved to

Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockfor ...

in 1930 as an assistant football coach and was the head football coach there from 1931 to 1934, tallying a mark of 19–11–4. Elliott attended Illinois Wesleyan, where he was captain of the basketball team in 1913–14 and 1915–16. He played baseball with the

Bloomington Bloomers The Bloomington Bloomers were a minor League baseball franchise based in Bloomington, Illinois that played between 1889 and 1939. They were affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals (1935), Cleveland Indians (1938) and Chicago Cubs (1939). They playe ...

of the

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in 1917. Elliott graduated from Northwestern University Medical School—now known as the

Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is the medical school of Northwestern University and is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1859, Feinberg offers a full-time Doctor of Medicine degree p ...

—in 1920. Elliott's sons,

Bump Elliott Chalmers William "Bump" Elliott (January 30, 1925 – December 7, 2019) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played halfback at Purdue University (1943–1944) and the University of Michigan (1946–19 ...

and

Pete Elliott Peter R. Elliott (September 29, 1926 – January 4, 2013) was an American football player and coach. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956), the University of California, Berkeley (1957–1959), ...

, both played college football at the

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and went on to coaching careers.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

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