Former Iowa defensive coordinator Bob Elliott passed away Saturday night while in hospice care in Iowa City. He was 64.
Bob Elliott grew up in Ann Arbor to former Michigan coach and Iowa athletic director Bump Elliott. Bump is famous for bringing Bo Schembechler to Michigan and Hayden Fry to Iowa, but transporting his son in Iowa City is just as worthy an accomplishment.
Bob Elliott played defensive back for the Hawkeyes from 1972-75. Instead of pursuing law school after graduation, he returned to the Iowa football team to become a graduate assistant under Bob Commings for the 1976 season.