Elgie Tobin

Elza Williams "Elgie" Tobin (May 7, 1886 – September 3, 1953) was a professional American football player with the independent Youngstown Patricians, and a player-coach with the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922) where he wore number 8.

Elgie Tobin
Tobin pictured in La Vie 1915, Penn State yearbook
Personal information
Born:(1886-05-07)May 7, 1886
Roscoe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:August 3, 1953(1953-08-03) (aged 67)
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Coal Center (PA) California
College:West Virginia (1907)
Penn State (1912–1914)
Position:Blocking back
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • West Virginia (1915)
    Assistant coach
  • West Virginia (1916–1917)
    Assistant head coach
  • Akron Pros (19201921)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL champion (1920)
  • Ohio League champion (1915)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:2
Head coaching record
Career:16–3–4 (.783)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
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