Background
Elter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Elter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He attended Shaler Area High School, where he played football and baseball.
Elter started his college football career at Duquesne University, but then transferred to Villanova University after the Duquesne team disbanded for a short time. After graduating from college, Elter joined the United States Marine Corps and was recruited to play for the football team at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. During his seven-year career in the NFL, he played four seasons with the Steelers (1953 to 1954 and 1958 to 1959) and three with the Washington Redskins (1955 to 1957), rushing for a total of 1,380 yards and catching passes for a total of 556 yards.
He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1956.
After retiring from football, Elter worked at the Allegheny County Workhouse in Blawnox, Pennsylvania and coached the inmates" football team He was elected to the Duquesne University Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 2000, he was inducted into the American Football Association Hall of Fame.