Harold Edward "Bud" Elliott (December 24, 1931 – November 1, 2005) was an

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coach. He served as the head coach at Southwestern College in

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(1964–1968),

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(1969–1970), Kansas State Teachers College—now known as

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(1971–1973), the

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(1974–1983),

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(1988–1993), and

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(1994–2004), compiling a career

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record of 205–179–9. Elliott won more games than any other head coach in the history of Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football program. He coached football at

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and collegiate levels for over 40 years. In his last season of coaching in 2004, Elliott became the 46th head coach in

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football history to reach 200 wins. At the time of his retirement, he ranked third in victories among active

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coaches.

Early life and education

Elliott was born on December 24, 1931, in

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, to Ellis Lucille (née Aiken) and Harold Francis Elliott. He was raised in

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, and graduated from Drexel High School. Elliott received his

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from

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in 1953 and later earned a

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in school administration from

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in 1963. Elliott did not participate in football as a player, but did participate in

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and

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at Baker. In 1990, he was inducted into the Baker University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

High school football

Elliott began his football coaching career with 11 years as a high school head coach in

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. He coached at Turon High School (1953–1955), Geneseo High School (1955–1958), Mulvane High School (1958–1960) and

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's Turner High School (1960–1964) before moving on to the college level.

Southwestern

Elliott was the 18th football coach for the Southwestern College in

and held that position five seasons, from 1964 to 1968. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 37–7–3.

Washburn

Elliott was the 30th head football coach for

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and he held that position for two seasons, from 1969 until 1970. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 10–8–2. This ranks him 15th at Washburn in terms of total wins and 17th at Washburn in terms of winning percentage.

Emporia State

Elliott was the 17th head football coach at

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for three seasons, 1971 to 1973. In his three years at ESU, Elliott compiled a record of 17–11–1. This ranks him seventh at ESU in terms of total wins and fifth at ESU in terms of winning percentage. Highlights of his tenure at ESU included an appearance in the 1972 Boot Hill Bowl and opening the 1973 season at 7–0 before dropping last two games. His .583 winning percentage is the fifth best in school history among coaches with at least two years at Emporia State. ESU drew their biggest crowd in school history to a 10–0 win over Northern Colorado in 1973 Coach Elliott.

Texas–Arlington

Elliott coached at the

from 1974 until 1983. He earned

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Coach of the Year honors in 1981 after coaching UT-A to the Southland Conference championship. In 1979, he received the Dallas Sports Association Award of Merit and was the runner-up in voting for the Texas Sports Writers' Coach of the Year Award. Elliott was the 12th head coach for the Mavericks and he held that position for ten seasons. His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 46–64. This ranks him third at UT Arlington in total wins and tenth at UT Arlington in winning percentage. The school discontinued its football team after completion of the 1985 season.

Northwest Missouri State

Elliott was the 16th head football coach at

for six seasons from 1988 to 1993. During this time, he compiled a record of 27–39–1, with only two winning seasons. However, he did take the Bearcats to the NCAA Division II playoffs in his second season in 1989.

Eastern New Mexico

Elliott concluded his 37-year collegiate head coaching career in 2004 after 11 seasons at

(ENMU) of the

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. His overall record at Eastern was 68–49–2. The 68 wins were the most by a head coach in the team's history, while his .580 winning percentage ranked sixth at Eastern. He guided the Greyhounds to

South Division co-championships in 1999 and 2000. Elliott achieved his 200th NCAA career coaching victory at Eastern New Mexico by shutting out

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by a score of 39–0 on September 11, 2004. In his 11 years of coaching at ENMU, his team completed seven consecutive winning seasons and nine winning seasons overall. In 2005, he was succeeded Mark Ribaudo as Eastern New Mexico University's head football coach.Mr. Mark Ribaudo
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Head coaching record

College

References

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