From the Kansas Relays Hall of Fame 2005 Inductees, found online from the University of Kansas.
"Ed Elbel The architect of the early success of the Kansas Relays, Ed “Doc” Elbel was born in 1895 in South Bend, Ind. He acquired a bachelor’s degree in 1920 from Springfield College in Massachusetts and then became Ottawa University’s director of physical education. He was hired as an associate professor at KU in 1928 and was the P.A. announcer for Kansas basketball and football games. In 1938, he earned his doctorate from the University of Iowa. “Doc” directed KU’s intramurals from 1928 to 1942, which was one of the leading programs of its kind. Elbel also taught physical education and was the Kansas Relays clerk of the course. Elbel excelled at organizing the Relays and made the events run with military-like precision. He left KU in 1942 to serve in the technical training command of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Elbel was famous for his research in physical education, specifically his work in exercise physiology. Elbel, who died in 1983, urged the physical education faculty in 1961, to “Do something for the boy or girl, man or woman without obvious athletic talent. Your job is to teach, not eliminate. Your greatest thrill may come when some unpromising lad bursts with pride at reaching a goal that was difficult for him.”
My father-in-law took a class from Dr. Elbel in the mid 1930's and I had the privilege of working for him in the Physiology of Exercise Lab when I was a student at KU in the mid 1960's.
Ben Finch, Jayhawk, Pharmacy '66
"Ed Elbel The architect of the early success of the Kansas Relays, Ed “Doc” Elbel was born in 1895 in South Bend, Ind. He acquired a bachelor’s degree in 1920 from Springfield College in Massachusetts and then became Ottawa University’s director of physical education. He was hired as an associate professor at KU in 1928 and was the P.A. announcer for Kansas basketball and football games. In 1938, he earned his doctorate from the University of Iowa. “Doc” directed KU’s intramurals from 1928 to 1942, which was one of the leading programs of its kind. Elbel also taught physical education and was the Kansas Relays clerk of the course. Elbel excelled at organizing the Relays and made the events run with military-like precision. He left KU in 1942 to serve in the technical training command of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Elbel was famous for his research in physical education, specifically his work in exercise physiology. Elbel, who died in 1983, urged the physical education faculty in 1961, to “Do something for the boy or girl, man or woman without obvious athletic talent. Your job is to teach, not eliminate. Your greatest thrill may come when some unpromising lad bursts with pride at reaching a goal that was difficult for him.”
My father-in-law took a class from Dr. Elbel in the mid 1930's and I had the privilege of working for him in the Physiology of Exercise Lab when I was a student at KU in the mid 1960's.
Ben Finch, Jayhawk, Pharmacy '66
From the Kansas Relays Hall of Fame 2005 Inductees, found online from the University of Kansas.
"Ed Elbel The architect of the early success of the Kansas Relays, Ed “Doc” Elbel was born in 1895 in South Bend, Ind. He acquired a bachelor’s degree in 1920 from Springfield College in Massachusetts and then became Ottawa University’s director of physical education. He was hired as an associate professor at KU in 1928 and was the P.A. announcer for Kansas basketball and football games. In 1938, he earned his doctorate from the University of Iowa. “Doc” directed KU’s intramurals from 1928 to 1942, which was one of the leading programs of its kind. Elbel also taught physical education and was the Kansas Relays clerk of the course. Elbel excelled at organizing the Relays and made the events run with military-like precision. He left KU in 1942 to serve in the technical training command of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Elbel was famous for his research in physical education, specifically his work in exercise physiology. Elbel, who died in 1983, urged the physical education faculty in 1961, to “Do something for the boy or girl, man or woman without obvious athletic talent. Your job is to teach, not eliminate. Your greatest thrill may come when some unpromising lad bursts with pride at reaching a goal that was difficult for him.”
My father-in-law took a class from Dr. Elbel in the mid 1930's and I had the privilege of working for him in the Physiology of Exercise Lab when I was a student at KU in the mid 1960's.
Ben Finch, Jayhawk, Pharmacy '66
"Ed Elbel The architect of the early success of the Kansas Relays, Ed “Doc” Elbel was born in 1895 in South Bend, Ind. He acquired a bachelor’s degree in 1920 from Springfield College in Massachusetts and then became Ottawa University’s director of physical education. He was hired as an associate professor at KU in 1928 and was the P.A. announcer for Kansas basketball and football games. In 1938, he earned his doctorate from the University of Iowa. “Doc” directed KU’s intramurals from 1928 to 1942, which was one of the leading programs of its kind. Elbel also taught physical education and was the Kansas Relays clerk of the course. Elbel excelled at organizing the Relays and made the events run with military-like precision. He left KU in 1942 to serve in the technical training command of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Elbel was famous for his research in physical education, specifically his work in exercise physiology. Elbel, who died in 1983, urged the physical education faculty in 1961, to “Do something for the boy or girl, man or woman without obvious athletic talent. Your job is to teach, not eliminate. Your greatest thrill may come when some unpromising lad bursts with pride at reaching a goal that was difficult for him.”
My father-in-law took a class from Dr. Elbel in the mid 1930's and I had the privilege of working for him in the Physiology of Exercise Lab when I was a student at KU in the mid 1960's.
Ben Finch, Jayhawk, Pharmacy '66
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