Elmer Sleight

Elmer Noble "Red" Sleight (1907 - August 9, 1978) was an All-American football player.

[1] He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers from 1927 to 1929.

[1] He was a consensus first-team player on the 1929 All-America college football team, receiving first-team honors from the Associated Press, Collier's Weekly, International News Service an All-America Board.

[2] He also received the Western Conference medal for proficiency in scholarship and athletics and was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".

[1] After his playing career ended, Sleight held assistant coaching positions at Missouri and then Lehigh.