Pete Elliott

Peter R. Elliott (born September 20, 1926) is a former American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback on the undefeated 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a national championship. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956 season), the University of California, Berkeley (1957–1959), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966), and the University of Miami (1973–1974), compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. Elliott was also a standout basketball player who was first-team All-Big Ten Conference in the 1948 season and second-team All-Big Ten in the 1949 season as well as team MVP in 1948. The 1948 team finished third in the eastern region of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Elliott is the only Michigan athlete to have earned 12 letters in varsity sports: football, basketball, and golf.

Elliott played football at the University of Michigan with his brother Bump Elliott, who also became a well known college coach. In 1956, he took the head coaching job at Nebraska, lasting one year with a record of 4–6. The next year, he took over at California, where he remained until 1959 with a compiled record of 10–21. In 1958, he led the Golden Bears to an AAWU title and an appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Iowa. In 1960, Elliott succeeded Ray Eliot at Illinois and was at the school until 1966. With the Illini, his record was 31–34–1. In 1973, Elliott became head coach Miami, where he remained for two years and compiled an 11–11 record.

Elliott served as Executive Director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame from 1979–1995 and currently serves on its Board of Trustees.