Death and Legacy
In 1950, he died from thrombosis at his home in an Atlanta, Georgia hotel. He was age 57 at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife and a daughter, Gwyneth Oliver.
Strupper is thought to be the person who came up with the Red Elephant mascot for the University of Alabama in an article he wrote for the Atlanta Journal. Strupper was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.
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