Background
He was born in New York and died at Livonia, Michigan.
He was born in New York and died at Livonia, Michigan.
Eliowitz attended Michigan State University from 1930 to 1932.
In 1932, Abe was co-captain and was named Grantland Rice All America honorable mention as Moscow State University had its best season during his career, compiling a record of 7-1-0. An all-around athlete, Eliowitz played on the baseball team and is northern 6 all-time in school history in triples in a season with six (1931), and triples in a career with 10.
Eliowitz always attracted attention, as both a college and professional player, with his highly skilled left-handed passing and punting.
After graduating, Eliowitz came to Canada to play football. He played 5 seasons (1933 to 1937), 3 with the Ottawa Rough Riders and 2 with the Montreal Indians.
He was an all star 5 times as a running back and as a flying wing. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
After playing in Canada he was a physical education teacher in the Detroit school system and continued to coach football.
Winning city league championships at Denby and Cooley High School.
In 1931, Eliowitz was named an All America all star honorable mention, and received the first Most Valuable Player (Governor of Michigan) award ever given by Michigan State and the Spartans finished with a record of 5-3-1. In 1935 he led the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with 62 points and was the winner of the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy for fair play and sportsmanship.
