Elvin Hutchison
# Elvin Hutchison

Elvin Hutchison (October 14, 1912 – May 24, 2001) was an American football player and official.

## Biography

### Early life and education

Elvin Clarence Hutchison was born October 14, 1912, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He graduated from Red Oak High School in Red Oak, Iowa and went on to Whittier College, where he was known as the "Red Oak Express" on the football team before graduating in 1937. Hutchison later earned a Master's in Education from the University of Southern California in 1948.

### Career

Following his collegiate football career, Hutchison played professionally as a halfback for the Detroit Lions in 1939, and as a wingback for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League from 1939 to 1946. He coached football at Burbank High School in 1947.

Hutchison officiated in the NFL from 1952 through 1959, and in the American Football League for its entire existence, from 1960 through 1969.

In 1959, Hutchison was named principal of Kaiser Junior High School in Costa Mesa, California.

### Marriage and children

Hutchison married Lois Evelyn Walters in May 1943. They had two daughters, Sandra and Sharon.

### Death and afterward

Elvin Hutchison died on May 24, 2001.

## Awards

* Whittier College Athletic Hall of Fame
