Harold Edward "Bud" Elliott (December 24, 1931 – November 1, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1964–1968), Washburn University (1969–1970), Kansas State Teachers College—now known as Emporia State University (1971–1973), the University of Texas at Arlington (1974–1983), Northwest Missouri State University (1988–1993), and Eastern New Mexico University (1994–2004), compiling a career college football record of 205–179–9. Elliott won more games than any other head coach in the history of Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football program. He coached football at high school and collegiate levels for over 40 years. In his last season of coaching in 2004, Elliott became the 46th head coach in NCAA football history to reach 200 wins. At the time of his retirement, he ranked third in victories among active NCAA Division II coaches. Early life and education Elliott was born on December 24, 1931, in Miami County, Kansas, to Ellis Lucille (née Aiken) and Harold Francis Elliott. He was raised in Drexel, Missouri, and graduated from Drexel High School. Elliott received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Baker University in 1953 and later earned a master's degree in school administration from Wichita State University in 1963. Elliott did not participate in football as a player, but did participate in basketball and track & field at Baker. In 1990, he was inducted into the Baker University Athletic Hall of Fame. Coaching career High school football Elliott began his football coaching career with 11 years as a high school head coach in Kansas. He coached at Turon High School (1953–1955), Geneseo High School (1955–1958), Mulvane High School (1958–1960) and Kansas City's Turner High School (1960–1964) before moving on to the college level. Southwestern Elliott was the 18th football coach for the Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and held that position five seasons, from 1964 to 1968. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 37–7–3. Washburn Elliott was the 30th head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1969 until 1970. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 10–8–2. This ranks him 15th at Washburn in terms of total wins and 17th at Washburn in terms of winning percentage. Emporia State Elliott was the 17th head football coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas for three seasons, 1971 to 1973. In his three years at