Details of the fatal accident are still very limited, but according to a report issued by KWTV News9 in Oklahoma City, Elrod and his wife, Diana, were traveling eastbound on the Turner Turnpike when the single-car accident occurred. Elrod reportedly was pronounced dead at the scene, His wife was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
Today is James “Jimbo” W. Elrod’s 63rd birthday.
Elrod played linebacker on Oklahoma’s 1974 and ’75 national championship teams and was named a consensus All-American his senior year in 1975. His career 44 tackles for loss stood as a school record for over two decades.