Dave Elmendorf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Player of American football
Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1949
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Dave Elmendorf
- David Cole Elmendorf (born June 20, 1949) is a retired American football player.
- He played as a safety for nine seasons in the NFL.
- He was a part of the Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl XIV team.
- In 1997, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. David attended and graduated, in 1967, from Westbury High School in Houston, Texas.
- He was a star football running back and baseball player.
- Dave played his college ball at Texas A&M University, class of 1971.
- Elmendorf was a 1970 All-America in football and was a twice all-American center fielder on the baseball team and was safety, kick returner and occasional tailback on the football team.
- He was a straight-A student, with a major in economics.
- He also was named Academic All-America and won a graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation.
- He was selected in the 1971 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees but chose to play football for the Los Angeles Rams.
- He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Elmendorf was a starter as a rookie for the 1971 Los Angeles Rams, making the All-rookie team.
- In 1973, he was voted the Rams "Outstanding Defensive Back", an honor he repeated in 1974.
- Also, in 1974 he intercepted a career-high 7 passes, returning two for touchdowns and was named All-NFC by AP.
- In 1975, he was a Second-team All-Pro by the AP and NEA and was Second-team All-NFC by UPI.
- In his nine NFL seasons Elmendorf played in 130 games, starting all 130, and intercepted 27 passes and recovering 10 fumbles.After the NFL, he became a broadcaster on radio and TV, became a director of course acquisition for the American Golf Corporation, and in 1989 became general manager of Sugar Creek Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
- In 2007, he was color commentator for the Texas A&M football radio broadcasts as well as being involved in other business enterprises.
- In 2008, he was named General Manager of the Quail Valley Golf Course, located in the Quail Valley subdivision of Missouri City, Texas.Elmendorf is regarded as one of the top two-sport athletes in A&M annals for baseball and football and has been nominated for numerous broadcast honors.
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