Elmer Madarik
{{Short description|American football player (1922–1974)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Elmer Madarik
| number = 29, 40, 30, 23
| position = Back
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|7|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|2|3|1922|7|15}}
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Joliet Catholic Academy
(Joliet, Illinois)
| college = Detroit Mercy
| draftyear = 1944
| draftround = 18
| draftpick = 178
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1945|1948}})
- Washington Redskins (1948)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 48
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 10
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 113
| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = MadaEl21
}}
Elmer Laurence Madarik (July 15, 1922 – February 1974) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and was drafted in the 18th round of the 1944 NFL draft.
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Detroit Titans football players
Category:Players of American football from Joliet, Illinois
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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