Elmer Oliphant - College Honors

College Honors

  • At Purdue University: 7 official Varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. Also swam and wrestled at Purdue.
  • At West Point: 11 official Varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He also had 3 monograms in boxing, swimming and hockey.
  • He was the first at Purdue and West Point to letter in four major sports.
  • Helms Athletic Foundation All-American in Basketball – 1913–1914 for Purdue and 1914–1915 for Army
  • Walter Camp All-American in Football – 1915 (2nd team) and 1916 (1st team)
  • First Team All American in Football – Consensus – 1916 & 1917
  • All-Time All American Team in Football – Named by Knute Rockne
  • Two Time All-Western (now Big Ten) – 1912 & 1913
  • Army Athletic Association Trophy Winner – 1918
  • Edgerton Saber and Athletic Association Saber – 1918
  • Established World Record in 220-yard low hurdles on grass while at West Point.
  • At Purdue, still holds Individual Record for Scoring in a game in 1912 with 43 points.
  • At West Point, still is the Single Season Leader in Scoring at West Point with 125 in 1917 and holds the Individual Record for Scoring in a game in 1916 with 45 points.

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