Lenvil Elliott was a professional American football player who played running back for nine seasons in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Lenvil Elliott
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Lenvil Elliott was a part of the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVI winning team.
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Lenvil Elliott grew up in Richmond, Missouri, and was a 1969 graduate of Richmond High School, where he participated in both football and track.
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Lenvil Elliott's Richmond coach, Tom Adams, summed up Elliott's high school career reflecting on Elliott's final prep game by scoring all 19 points and running for 201 yards against a Slater team that had lost just one game: "It was a cold, nasty night and no one was real excited about playing," Adams said.
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Lenvil Elliott was not about to lose his final game in a Spartan uniform.
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Lenvil Elliott attended Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri, leading the Bulldogs to three consecutive Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.
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Lenvil Elliott became a starter at running back as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors.
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Lenvil Elliott was a second-team choice as a junior, and landed on the first team as a senior when he gained 1,138 yards rushing, an average of 113.8 yards per game.
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Lenvil Elliott was a great runner, solid blocker and a superb receiver out of the backfield.
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Lenvil Elliott was one of the Bulldogs' top sprinters as a senior, running a leg on the 440-yard relay team and finishing third in the MIAA outdoor triple jump.
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Lenvil Elliott received a bachelor of arts degree in education in 1973.
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Lenvil Elliott was drafted in the 10th round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Lenvil Elliott played running back for the Bengals from 1973 to 1979.
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Lenvil Elliott returned 13 kickoffs for 272 yards, a 20.9 average.
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Lenvil Elliott followed that season, in 1976, with 276 yards in 69 carries with 22 receptions for 188 yards and tied his career-high of three receiving touchdowns.
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Lenvil Elliott was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1979.
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Lenvil Elliott was cut by the 49ers during the 1981 training camp, but then re-signed.
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Lenvil Elliott rushed four times for 31 yards on the 49ers' 89-yard final drive, culminating in "The Catch", Dwight Clark's famous six-yard touchdown reception from Joe Montana with 51 seconds left in the game.
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Lenvil Elliott suited up but did not play but he earned a Super Bowl ring in the 49ers' victory over his old team, the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Lenvil Elliott finished his career with 1,900 yards rushing, 1,484 yards receiving, and 18 total touchdowns.
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Lenvil Elliott was survived by a son, Lenvil O Elliott II, a daughter, Melissa R Elliott, grandsons James Kearney II and RaShaad Elliott, and his former wife and lifelong friend, Linda Elliott.