- Born
- Died
- Birth nameElroy Leon Hirsch
- Nickname
- Crazy Legs
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch was born on June 17, 1923 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Zero Hour! (1957), Unchained (1955) and Crazylegs (1953). He was married to Ruth Stahmer. He died on January 28, 2004 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
- SpouseRuth Stahmer(June 27, 1946 - January 28, 2004) (his death, 2 children)
- Played only one season at the University of Wisconsin (1942), where he rushed for 786 yards. After joining the Marines, he was stationed in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his lone season at the University of Michigan (1943), he became the only Wolverine to letter in four sports in the same year (basketball, track, baseball, football). He served as Wisconsin's Director of Athletics from 1969-1987.
- The Chicago Daily News's Francis Powers is credited with the nickname "Crazy Legs" in his recap of Wisconsin's 13-7 victory over Great Lakes Naval Station at Soldier Field in Chicago: "Hirsch ran like a demented duck. His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions all at the same time during a 61-yard touchdown run that solidified the win."
- His play as Right Halfback for the LA Rams is considered to be the ancestry for that position's being morphed into a wide receiver called "Flankerback" or just "Flanker.".
- Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1968.
- Played offensive end/halfback/defensive end for the All-America Football Conference's Chicago Americans (1946-1948) and the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957).
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