Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
1948, 1957 and 1965 Rose Bowl Games
1989 Inductee
The most dominating Rose Bowl Game performances have been accomplished by the Michigan Wolverines, who won 49–0 in the first Rose Bowl Game (against Stanford in 1902) and in the 1948 game (against USC), which featured Elliott catching three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Elliott returned to the Rose Bowl Game as an assistant coach with Iowa in 1957, and continued his winning ways. In the first bowl appearance in school history, the Hawkeyes beat Oregon State 35–19. Elliott went on to be the head coach at Michigan and led the Wolverines to the 1965 Rose Bowl Game, where Elliott’s team again defeated Oregon State, 34–7.
After coaching, Elliott became the athletic director at the University of Iowa in 1970. During his tenure, Elliot hired head coach Hayden Fry, who led the Hawkeyes to three Rose Bowl Games. Elliott retired from his post in 1991.
