# Elliott Ormsbee

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{{Short description|American football player (1921–2010)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name        = Elliott Ormsbee
| image       = Ormsbee-Sets-Up-Touchdown-471207.jpg 
| number      = 40, 37, 42
| position    = [Halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football))
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1921|9|19}}
| birth_place = [Hamilton, Illinois](/source/Hamilton%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2010|12|12|1921|9|19}}
| death_place = [Hot Springs, Arkansas](/source/Hot_Springs%2C_Arkansas), U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lb   = 185
| high_school = [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton_High_School_(Hamilton%2C_Illinois))
| college     = [Bradley](/source/Bradley_Braves_football) (1940-1942)
| draftyear   = 1944
| draftround  = 11
| draftpick   = 102
| pastteams   =
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|1946}})
* [Bethlehem Bulldogs](/source/Bethlehem_Bulldogs) (1946-1948)
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 12
| statlabel2  = Rushing average
| statvalue2  = 3.0
| statlabel3  = [Return yards](/source/Return_yards)
| statvalue3  = 5
| pfr         = OrmsEl20
}}

'''Ezra Elliott "Bus" Ormsbee''' (September 19, 1921 – December 12, 2010) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)). He played for the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elliott Ormsbee Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OrmsEl20.htm |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/elliott-ormsbee/ |title=Elliott Ormsbee Stats, News & Video - HB, Philadelphia Eagles |work=NFL.com |date= |access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

In 1947, Ormsbee played for the [Bethlehem Bulldogs](/source/Bethlehem_Bulldogs), [American Football League](/source/American_Association_(American_football)) affiliate of the Eagles. Ormsbee led the American League in rushing in that season, gaining 595 yards on 101 carries (5.8 yards per carry) with another 499 yards gained in the air on 11 catches.<ref name=47Stats>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bayonne-times-american-football-leag/139426919/ "Rosenthal Moves into Lead in Pass Receiving Battle,"] ''Bayonne [NJ] Times,'' Nov. 26, 1947; p. 11.</ref> He also led the league in scoring in 1947, tallying 16 touchdowns for 96 points.<ref name=47Stats />

He died on December 12, 2010, in [Hot Springs, Arkansas](/source/Hot_Springs%2C_Arkansas) at age 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.dailyherald.com/article/20101215/news/712169872/ |title=High school coaching legend 'Bus' Ormsbee dies |publisher=Basketball.dailyherald.com |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Eagles1944DraftPicks}}

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Category:1921 births
Category:2010 deaths
Category:American football halfbacks
Category:Bradley Braves football players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
Category:Players of American football from Illinois
Category:People from Hamilton, Illinois
Category:American Association (American football) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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