Swede Ellstrom

{{Short description|American football player (1906–1994)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|5|15}}

| birth_place = Moline, Illinois

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|04|25|1906|05|15}}

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| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 203

| college = Oklahoma

| playing_years1 = 1934

| playing_team1 = Boston Redskins

| playing_years2 = 1934

| playing_team2 = Philadelphia Eagles

| playing_years3 = 1935

| playing_team3 = Pittsburgh Pirates

| playing_years4 = 1936

| playing_team4 = Chicago Cardinals

| playing_years5 = 1936

| playing_team5 = Boston Shamrocks

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| NFL = ELL787989

| DatabaseFootball = ELLSTSWE01

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Marvin Lawrence "Swede" Ellstrom (May 15, 1906 – April 25, 1994) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.{{cite news |title=Swede' Ellstrom, pro gridder now, visits in Tonkawa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117965349/swede-ellstrom-pro-gridder-now/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=The Ponca City News |date=24 January 1937 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |title=Marvin 'Swede' Ellstrom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117965445/obituary-for-marvin-ellstrom/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=The Dispatch |date=27 April 1994 |page=32 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}