Hall of Fame
Elliott Day came to Coe from Webster Groves, Missouri. This Class of 1956 Kohawk soon earned the nickname "Shady." On the football field, he showed that the nickname was appropriate as he proved time and again to opponents and officials alike that the hand was quicker than the eye. Shady Day's handoffs and bootleg plays were masterpieces in the deceptive art of ball handling. As the quarterback of the undefeated 1955 Midwest Conference champions, some of Day's finest plays never got into the record books. Often as he faded to throw a scoring pass, the officials would blow the play dead early as they futilely followed what they thought was the ball in the hands of a running back. The 1955 undefeated squad was one of the finest teams in Coe's history and Elliott Day was the spark that made the offense move. His skills as a passer, ball handler, and team leader brought him recognition on the Midwest Conference all-conference team in his junior and senior years and honorable mention both of these years on the Associated Press Little All- American squad. The esteem in which he was held by his own teammates was evident when he won honors both as an all-conference player and as team captain. As one of those running backs who were often tackled without the ball, it's a pleasure today, without deception, to honor Elliott "Shady" Day and present him for induction into the Kohawk Athletic Hall of Fame.
