Luther John Elliss was born on March 22,1973 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League.
16 Facts About Luther Elliss
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Luther Elliss played college football for the Utah Utes and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
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Luther Elliss worked as the defensive line coach at Idaho from 2017 until being named defensive tackles coach at Utah in 2022.
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Luther Elliss has four sons that play football: Kaden, Christian, Noah, and Jonah.
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Luther Elliss attended Mancos High School, and played for the Mancos Blue Jays high school football and basketball teams.
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Luther Elliss received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Utah and played for the Utah Utes football team as a defensive lineman from 1991 to 1994.
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Luther Elliss chose Utah since head football coach Ron McBride told him that he could play on the basketball team under coach Rick Majerus.
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Luther Elliss was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 1992,1993 and 1994.
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Luther Elliss played for the Lions from 1995 to 2003.
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Luther Elliss played his final season with the Denver Broncos in 2004, seeing action in eight games and registering two sacks.
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Luther Elliss was a Pro Bowl selection in 1999 and 2000.
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Luther Elliss spent two seasons as the team chaplain for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
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On February 27,2017, Luther Elliss was announced as the new defensive line coach for the Idaho Vandals football team under head coach Paul Petrino.
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Luther Elliss has been the defensive tackle coach for the Utah Utes Football team under Kyle Whittingham since January 19,2022.
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In 2019, his son Kaden Luther Elliss was drafted by the New Orleans Saints.
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Luther Elliss is a former resident of Oakland Township, Michigan, in suburban Detroit.