Honors and Accolades
Elliott has received numerous honors and accolades, including the following:
- Recipient of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Nine Conference in 1947;
- Selected as an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association in 1947;
- Inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1986 for his contributions in football, basketball, baseball, and as a football coach;
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989;
- Inducted into the National Iowa Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1997;
- Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002; and
- Elliott Drive, the Iowa City street on which Carver-Hawkeye Arena is located, is named in his honor. The sculpture of the 12' stainless steel hawk, Strike Force, is located in a small park just south of Carver-Hawkeye arena. In addition to the street in his name and the sculpture, a scholarship in Elliott's name were all spearheaded by his good friend Earle Murphy to honor Bump and future Iowa athletes.
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