He was the grandfather of Bob Elliott, one of Canada\'s most respected sports writers.\n', '

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Elliott played hockey and football at his hometown Queen\'s University. He was captain of the football team for two years. He also played for the Kingston Granites, winners of the Canadian championship in 1899. He left the university before graduating to organize a semi-pro baseball club in Kingston, Ontario to compete in a league he formed with other teams in Ontario and New York.\n', '

During the winter of 1906 he coached the ORFU\'s Toronto Argonauts to a 3–2 record. The following year he was the coach for the Montreal AAA\'s Winged Wheelers and paid $700 for the season. In 1908 he was named the AAA\'s advisor for all sports. Elliott resigned from that position in 1910 to return to coach the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos finished 3–3 and tied with the Ottawa Rough Riders for second place in the IRFU. Elliott left that position in 1911 to become manager of the St. Thomas Saints of the Canadian Baseball League.\n', '

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