Carl Eller
Carl Eller was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States on January 25th, 1942 and is the Football Player. At the age of 82, Carl Eller biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) is a retired American football player who competed in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1979.
He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and attended the University of Minnesota.
In 2004, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Life after football
Eller, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, founded Triumph Life Centers in 1986. He earned a Bachelor of Human Services at Metropolitan State University in 1994 and went on to work with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, addressing health inequalities between white people and people of color.
Eller was recruited to the Vikings' 40th Anniversary Team in 2000, and in 2010, he was named to the Vikings' 50th Anniversary team. He was elected to the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good in 2003, in the association's inaugural HOVG class. Eller was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Eller was arrested in 2006 for operating under the influence and pleaded guilty. Eller was arrested in 2008 for fourth-degree assault of a police officer and second-degree refusal to perform chemical testing, both gross misdemeanors. He was sentenced to 60 days in the county workhouse and was suspended for 60 days.
Eller devolved as president of the NFL Retired Players Association later this year. He joined Halberd Corporation, a publicly traded company that assists in the discovery and creation of disease-specific medications, as a consultant in 2020.
College career
Eller, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, was instrumental in the Golden Gophers' victory in the Rose Bowl. Although Eller was a sophomore and senior, he became a full-time, two-way player, winning both years and was named All-America. The Gophers were National Champions as well as Big Ten champions during his time in college. Eller, a senior (1963), was the runner-up for the Outland Trophy. The Carl Eller Award is given to the University of Minnesota's Defensive Player of the Year following each football season. In 2006, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Eller, a student at the University of Minnesota, joined Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity through the Mu Chapter. He graduated from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a bachelor's degree in human services in 1994.
NFL career
The Minnesota Vikings selected Eller in the first round of the NFL draft in 1964. The Buffalo Bills had him also drafted in the first round of the American Football League Draft, but he was unable to sign him. He was a key player in the Vikings' front-four's left defensive unit, and he was a key player in the unit nicknamed "Purple People Eaters."
Minnesota captured ten Central Division titles in the next 11 seasons, starting in 1968, Eller's fifth campaign. In 1969, the Vikings defeated the NFL Championship in 1969, losing to the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, and in 1973, 1974, and 1976, the Vikings captured the NFC Championships. Eller was one of 11 Vikings to play in all four of their Super Bowls.
He was chosen to compete in six Pro Bowls (1968–1971, 1973, and 1974). Eller played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 1979, where he played his career total to 225 games. He was traded with an eighth-round pick to Seattle Seahawks for defensive tackle Steve Niehaus. "Moose" played in his career but only played three games and started 209 out of the 225 he played.
Eller is credited with 1301–2 as the Vikings' all-time fired leader. He had 3 sacks with the Seahawks in 1979, giving him a total of 13312. He set a career high of 15 sacks in 1969 and matched that figure in 1977; he also had seven seasons with fewer than 10 sacks.
Eller was the first-team All-NFL from 1968-71, and again in 1973. He was also a member of the Second-team All-Pro in 1967 and 1972, and was then All-NFC by AP and The Sporting News in 1975. Matched with his Pro Bowls, Eller had a nine-year streak of success, beginning in 1967 with his Second-team All-Pro selection and ending in 1975 with his All-NFC awards.
As the Football Association's Defensive Player of the Year (NEA), he was named winner of the George Halas Trophy in 1971 as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.