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This set of records are programs and schedules covering sports teams Mark Elliott was a part of. The items include records from his time as the head coach of the Kansas State University men and women's golf coach. There is also a history of Silver Lake, Topeka, included in this collection. Mark Elliott, originally from Silver Lake, Kansas, was the state-record holder for career home runs with 36 until it was broken in 2004 by another Silver Lake athlete, Josh Workman. He also went 8-0 as a pitcher in 1977 for the Silver Lake Eagles. Mark played football at Washburn University and was drafted in 1977 by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent three seasons in the minors, hitting .262 with 12 home runs. When he graduated from Silver Lake, Elliott also held the career record for passing yards with 5,525. He also was a well renowned golfer in Topeka, winning four straight City Stroke Play titles from 2007-10 and two straight City Match Play titles from 2007-08 in addition to numerous KGA titles. The son of former Washburn football and baseball coach Larry Elliott, Mark coached the Kansas State golf team from 1991-97.
Date: 1910-1997
Item Number: 472206
Call Number: Digital file, KSHS, 2019-154
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472206
Collections - Manuscript - Elliott, Mark
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Baseball
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Football
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Golf
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Date - 1950s
Date - 1960s
Date - 1970s
Date - 1980s
Date - 1990s
Education - Higher education - Athletics - Golf
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Kansas State University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Program
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Schedule
Type of Material - Printed materials - Programs
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