Ted Elsby

Ted Elsby was born in Galt, Ontario and played highschool football there.  Elsby then moved up to play with the Brantford Redskins of the ORFU and according to one report he sometimes jogged from Galt to Brantford to practice and then jogged home. Talk about being in good condition.  Elsby joined Montreal in 1953 and played 12 seasons with the Alouettes (missing the 1954 season).  Elsby played both offense and defense, but was used mainly as a defensive tackle, winning an East All-Star, at that position in 1964. That was a very good years for Elsby as he was also the Montreal nominee for Oustanding Player, Outstanding Canadian and Outstanding Lineman.  It was Elsby's third nomination for Outstanding Canadian as he was also the Montreal nominee in both 1957 and 1963.  Ted Elsby passed away on November 5, 1985.

Bio for Ted Elsby from the Waterloo County HOF (scroll down after clicking)

Bio for Ted Elsby in the Cambridge Sports HOF

tED eLSBY In Team Picture of 1956 Montreal Als - November 20, 1956

Games Played and Fumble Recoveries
Year Team GP FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR
1953 MON 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MON 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MON 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MON 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 MON 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MON 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MON 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MON 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MON 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 MON 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MON 14 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 MON 13 1 0 0 0 0 0

Elsby had a TD in 1964.  The stats don't indicate the source, but probably was on the fumble recovery.

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1953 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MON 1 0 0 0 0
1958 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1963 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1965 MON 0 0 0 0 0

 

1963 Topps Ted Elsby

1959 Topps Ted Eslsby

1960 Ted Elsby

Ted Elsby