1. Carl Eller was born on January 25,1942 and is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979.
27 Facts About Carl Eller
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Carl Eller was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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Carl Eller was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Carl Eller's family was poor, and his father died when Carl Eller was young.
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Early in his Professional Football Hall of Fame acceptance speech, Carl Eller acknowledges how great his parents were in his life.
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Carl Eller attended Atkins High School, where he excelled in football, and was inspired and given direction by his high school football coaches.
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Carl Eller got the nickname "Moose" while playing sandlot football around the same time.
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Carl Eller was recruited to the University of Minnesota by head coach Murrary Warmath.
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In 1961 and 1962, Carl Eller played tackle alongside future NFL great and fellow North Carolinian Bobby Bell, the 1962 Outland Trophy winner.
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At the University of Minnesota, Carl Eller joined the Mu chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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In 1964, Carl Eller was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Carl Eller was selected in the first round of the American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills, who could not sign him.
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Carl Eller was one of 11 Vikings to play in all four of their Super Bowls.
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Carl Eller was selected to play in six Pro Bowls.
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Carl Eller set a career high with 15 sacks in 1969 and matched that total in 1977; he amassed 7 seasons with 10 or more sacks.
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Carl Eller was First-team All-NFL from 1968 to 1971, and again in 1973.
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Carl Eller was Second-team All-Pro in 1967 and 1972 and was named first team All-NFC by the AP, UPI, and The Sporting News in 1975.
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Carl Eller was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970s All-Decade Team.
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Carl Eller was voted the winner of the George Halas Trophy in 1971 as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year as awarded by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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In 2004, Carl Eller was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Carl Eller was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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In 2000, Carl Eller was named to the Vikings' 40th Anniversary Team and in 2010, he was named to the Vikings' 50th Anniversary team.
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Carl Eller obtained a college degree in Human Services from Metropolitan State University in 1994 and went on to work for the Minnesota Department of Human Services, addressing issues of health disparities between white people and people of color.
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Carl Eller was arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence and pleaded guilty.
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Carl Eller was arrested in 2008 for fourth-degree assault of a police officer and second-degree refusal to submit to chemical testing, both gross misdemeanors.
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Carl Eller was sentenced and served 60 days in the county workhouse.
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Carl Eller later served as president of the NFL Retired Players Association.