Elmer Sleight

Elmer Sleight
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1907-07-08)July 8, 1907
Place of birth: Sisseton, South Dakota
Date of death: August 1, 1978(1978-08-01) (aged 71)
Place of death: Florida
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Purdue
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 26
Player stats at NFL.com

Elmer "Red" Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers in 1930 and 1931.[1]

Sleight was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".[2]

References

  1. "Boilermakers in the Pros". Purdue Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. "Maybe It's Love". American Film Institute.
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