Elroy Hirsch (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Elroy Hirsch" in English language version.

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boston.com

Ross, J. R. (January 31, 2004). "Elroy 'Crazy Legs' Hirsch; Rams player had running style". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2009.

chicagotribune.com

"The Street of Broken Tackles". Chicago Tribune. September 11, 1987.

crazylegsclassic.com

"Race Information". Crazylegs Classic. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

footballfoundation.org

Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch at the College Football Hall of Fame

ghostarchive.org

"Crazy Legs Hirsch On The Munsters". BringBackTheLARams. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

legacy.com

"Ruth Hirsch Obituary". Wausau Daily Herald. August 6, 2011.

marathoncountyhistory.org

"Marathon County Historical Society: People of Marathon County". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016. "Elroy was born in Wausau on June 17, 1923. His adoptive parents, Otto and Mayme Hirsch were German–Norwegians, his father a worker in a local iron works."

news.google.com

Jerry Liska (September 1, 1943). "Hirsch, Wisconsin's Wartime Gift To Michigan, Living Up to Notices". The Owosso Argus-Press.
"Hirsch Is Standout as Michigan Wins: Former Badger Back Scores Pair of Touchdowns in 26–0 Victory Over Camp Grant". The Milwaukee Journal (AP story). September 19, 1943.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Elroy Hirsch Stars as Michigan Leads Minnesota, 28 to 6". The Milwaukee Journal. October 23, 1943.^{[permanent dead link]}

newspapers.com

"Wausau Ace Leads Scorers". The Rhinelander (Wis.) Daily News. October 4, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hirsch Runs Wild; Cards Swamp Rapids". The Rhinelander (Wis.) Daily News. October 23, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
Shav Glick (January 29, 2004). "Elroy 'Crazy Legs' Hirsch, 80; Football Hall of Famer Was An L. A. Rams Star". Los Angeles Times. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bob-Tales". The Rhinelander (Wis.) Daily News. October 15, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
Burton Benjamin (October 7, 1942). "Sophomore Elroy Hirsch Is Wisconsin's Frank Merriwell (NEA story)". Dixon (IL) Evening Telegraph. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
Tony Wirry (October 31, 1942). "Badgers Discover a Climax Runner; He's Elroy Hirsch". East Liverpool (OH) Review. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
Len Wagner (April 6, 1969). "He wasn't sure he really wanted the UW job". Green Bay Press-Gazette. pp. 2–4.
"Badgers Put Four On AP All-Big Ten Team". The Akron Beacon Journal (AP story). November 29, 1942. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
"Hirsch Continues Record-Breaking In Marine Center". The News-Palladium. September 10, 1943. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
John N. Sabo (October 24, 1943). "Dr. Elroy Hirsch Provides Medicine for What Has Been Ailing Michigan". Detroit Free Press. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
Len Wagner (April 6, 1969). "He wasn't sure he really wanted the UW job (part 2)". Green Bay Press-Gazette. pp. 2–4.
"We Give You Mr. Elroy Hirsch, Star of Two Sports in One Day". Detroit Free Press. May 14, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Sent To Parris Island". The Daily Plainsman. June 9, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Marines Uncover A Star Player". The Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD). November 10, 1944. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cleveland Picks Hirsch in Draft". The Rhinelander (Wis.) Daily News. April 7, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Highlights in Sports". Clarion-Ledger. May 28, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"El Toro Mops Up Bombers: Elroy Hirsch Sparks Marines to 20–9 Win as Sinkwich Injured". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"El Toro Marines Swamp Bulldogs". Nevada State Journal. September 23, 1945. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Will Not Play Baseball". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD). May 18, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
Braven Dyer (August 24, 1946). "All-Stars Upset Rams, 16–0, To Stun 97,380: Hirsch Registers Two Touchdowns to Spill National Pro Champs". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Refuses To Sign Contract With Cleveland Club". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 28, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ratterman's Four Tosses Foil Rockets". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rockets' Elroy Hirsch Claims Highest-Paid Water Boy Title". The Daily Tar Heel. December 4, 1947. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grid Ace Suffers Fractured Skull: Elroy Hirsch Injured Sunday May Be Out for Rest of Year". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 30, 1948. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
"Packers Or Not at All: Hirsch Claims Hornets Broke His Contract; Approached Packers Because He Wasn't Paid Bonus". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 3, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Los Angeles Rams Sign Halfback Elroy Hirsch". Wilmington (DE) Morning News. July 27, 1949. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
Bob Oates (February 7, 1988). "Difference of Distance: Despite Jerry Rice's Big Season in '87, Crazylegs Hirsch, Now 64, Remains the King of the Successful Long Pass". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3.
Frank Finch (September 24, 1949). "Rams Capture 27–24 Thriller". Los Angeles Times. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sports Hot Line". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 23, 1975. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
Bob Oates (February 7, 1988). "Difference of Distance: Despite Jerry Rice's Big Season in '87, Crazylegs Hirsch, Now 64, Remains the King of the Successful Long Pass (part 2)". Los Angeles Times. p. III-13.
Earl Wright (December 21, 1951). "Otto Graham Is Selected by United Press as Pro Football Player of Year". The Berkshire (MA) Evening Eagle. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Calls It Career at 34 To Become Youth Program Director". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 15, 1958. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
Dick Hyland (January 15, 1958). "Elroy Hirsch Quits Football for TV Position". Los Angeles Times. p. IV1–IV2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bob Kelly Says . . ". The Independent (Long Beach, CA). August 22, 1958. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
"'Crazylegs,' Story of Hirsch, Rivoli Theater Feature Film". The La Crosse (WI) Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Attempts Escape From Barless Prison". The Salina Journal. July 10, 1955. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
Gloria B. Anderson (January 29, 2004). "Wisconsin loses a legend: Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, 1923–2004; 'He loved the Badgers'". Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
Mal Florence (March 23, 1960). "Hirsch Named Ram General Manager". Los Angeles Times. p. IV1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Takes Job As U. of Wisconsin AD". The Sun-Telegram (San Bernardino). March 1, 1969. p. A8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Crazylegs: End of Hirsch reign shows need for more than cheerleading". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 29, 1987. p. A8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Crazy Legs Hirsch to step down". The New Mexican (Santa Fe). December 27, 1986. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hirsch will do UW football color". Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 8, 1997. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Named to NFL Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1968. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Piked To Grid Hall of Fame". La Crosse (WI) Tribune. April 12, 1974. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Night Train Lane Picked On Pros' All-Time Team". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1969. p. 3E – via Newspapers.com.
"Graham, Huff on All-1950s Pro Football Selections". Racine Sunday Bulletin. August 31, 1969. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
"Elroy Hirsch Gains State Hall of Fame". The Daily Telegram (Eau-Claire, WI). November 28, 1964. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lists". Democrat and Chronicle. January 24, 1992. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
"Rams' All-Time Team". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1986. p. IIID – via Newspapers.com.
"Football dominates Hall of Fame pick". Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer. July 9, 1988. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
"untitled". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY). August 15, 1999. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
"A Great Player, but a Better Nickname". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 2005. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Side Relatives ... Where's Bliss ..." Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 28, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Badgers have faithful fan in Mrs. Elroy Hirsch". The Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids (AP story). August 26, 1969. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

nytimes.com

Wallace, William N. (January 29, 2004). "Crazylegs Hirsch, 80, Rams' Big-Play Receiver, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
"Michigan Defeats Illinois, 42 to 6: Daley, in Last Game With the Wolverines, Scores Two Touchdowns; Hirsch Also a Factor". The New York Times (AP story). October 31, 1943.

pro-football-reference.com

"Elroy Hirsch". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
"Chicago Hornets/Rockets Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
"1951 Los Angeles Rams Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
"NFL Single-Season Receiving Yards Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.(At the time of the merger, no NFL player had matched Hirsch's single-season record. However, two AFL players [ Charlie Hennigan in 1961 and 1964 and Lance Alworth in 1965] had exceeded Hirsch's mark, and those totals were merged into the NFL record book at the time of the merger.)
"NFL Single-Season Receiving Yards per Game Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
"NFL Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
"NFL Year-by-Year Receptions Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
"Cleveland/St. Louis/LA Rams Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

profootballhof.com

"Dutch Treat". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

sports-reference.com

"1942 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

umich.edu

bentley.umich.edu

"1943 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
"Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

web.archive.org

"Marathon County Historical Society: People of Marathon County". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016. "Elroy was born in Wausau on June 17, 1923. His adoptive parents, Otto and Mayme Hirsch were German–Norwegians, his father a worker in a local iron works."
"Crazylegs". Hall Bartlett Productions, Inc. 1953. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
"Captain Midnight Ovaltine advertisement". Captain Midnight. 1956. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

wfmu.org

blog.wfmu.org

"Out Of Context Cinema: Zero Hour!". WFMU. September 27, 2007.(includes 10 minutes of clips featuring Hirsch)

wisc.edu

digicoll.library.wisc.edu

Patrick Dorn (May–June 1987). "Crazy Legs Heads Into the open". The Wisconsin Alumnus. pp. 4–5.
"Elroy Hirsch". University of Wisconsin Sports News Service. February 21, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
"Elroy Hirsch". University of Wisconsin. 1969.
"Press Release". University of Wisconsin News and Publication Service. March 15, 1972.
"Crazylegs: Hollywood cemented Elroy's fame". Wisconsin Week. July 29, 1987.
"Press Release: Hirsch's No. 40 Retired". University of Wisconsin Sports News Service. November 21, 1987.
Karen Walsh (July 29, 1987). "Ruth and Elroy: A good 41 year". Wisconsin Week.

youtube.com

"Crazylegs". Hall Bartlett Productions, Inc. 1953. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
"Captain Midnight Ovaltine advertisement". Captain Midnight. 1956. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
"Crazy Legs Hirsch On The Munsters". BringBackTheLARams. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
"#87: Elroy "Crazy legs" Hirsch: The Top 100 NFL's Greatest Players". NFL Films. 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2016.