Frank "Pos" Elam was a

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player.

Middle Tennessee State

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

Vanderbilt University

Elam was a prominent

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for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

1921

Elam recovered a fumble in the

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game of

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

to set up the game's only touchdown, scored by

Hek Wakefield Henry Smith "Hek" Wakefield (February 10, 1899 – November 19, 1962) was an American college football player and coach. He played fullback and end for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1921 to 1924, receiving the honor ...

. Elam was on Walter Camp's list of all players worthy of mention.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. He was selected All-Southern by George A. Butler of the ''Chattanooga News''.

References

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