.png) Elliott at Michigan Stadium on November 5, 1960 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1926 Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2013 (aged 86) Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1945–1948 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1950 | Oregon State (ends) |
| 1951–1955 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1956 | Nebraska |
| 1957–1959 | California |
| 1960–1966 | Illinois |
| 1973–1974 | Miami (FL) |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1974–1978 | Miami (FL) |
| 1979–1995 | Pro Football Hall of Fame (exec. dir.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–72–1 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As coach:
As player: | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1994 (profile) | |
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), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966), and the University of Miami (1973–1974), compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. From 1979 to 1996, Elliott served as executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.