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.
In his nine NFL seasons Elmendorf played in 130 games, starting all 130, and intercepted 27 passes and recovered 10 fumbles.
In 2007, he was color commentator for the Texas A&M football radio broadcasts as well as being involved in other business enterprises.
[2] 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.