Running back, Michigan (from Wisconsin), 1941–44
Elroy Hirsch
Lettered 1943 (school media guide)
- Born
- Jun 17, 1923, in Wausau, Wisconsin
- Died
- Jan 28, 2004, in Madison, Wisconsin
- Served
- United States Marine Corps
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Elroy Hirsch played running back at Wisconsin (1941–42) and Michigan (1943–44). The Cleveland Rams took Hirsch in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1945 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1974College Football Hall of Fame
- InductedPro Football Hall of Fame
- 1942First-team All-Big Ten
- 1943Second-team All-Big Ten
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1943
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 3 (1951–53) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1951, 1953)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1951, 1953; New York Daily News first team 1951; United Press first team 1951; New York Daily News second team 1953; United Press second team 1953.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–48 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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