Gerry Ellis was born on November 12,1957 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
12 Facts About Gerry Ellis
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Gerry Ellis played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980 NFL draft.
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Gerry Ellis was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Gerry Ellis later played at Missouri, where he started at fullback but was injured midway through his senior year.
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Gerry Ellis returned in time for the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic against South Carolina, where he scored a touchdown.
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Gerry Ellis was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round 1980 NFL draft, but was cut by the team in his first preseason and was claimed by the Green Bay Packers in free agency during the opening stages of the 1980 season.
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Gerry Ellis set Packers single-season team records for total offense by a running back and receiving yards by a running back in 1981, accumulating more than a quarter of Green Bay's total offensive yards.
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On September 30,1984, Gerry Ellis caught a lateral from James Lofton as time expired against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, scoring a touchdown and sending the game into overtime.
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Gerry Ellis led the Packers in rushing in both 1983 and 1984, and returned kicks for the Packers in 1985.
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Gerry Ellis was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Gerry Ellis grew up in Columbia, Missouri with eight siblings, where he competed in track and field and set Central Missouri Conference records in discus and shot put.
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Gerry Ellis invested in real estate as a side job during his football career.