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Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Dec 15, 2022 · Carl Eller was a Hall of Fame defensive end who spent 15 of his 16-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings. This is his story.
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In 1964, Carl Eller, a consensus All-American with the University of Minnesota, was a first-round draft pick of both the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills of the then-rival American Football League.
Jun 5, 2016 · Minnesota Vikings • Carl Eller. Here's a short documentary from an NFL Films production of "More Than A Game • Legends Of Autumn Vol V", featuring Carl Eller of the Minnesota Vikings......
Nov 10, 2019 · Carl Eller made such an impression as a player on the University of Minnesota football team that the program's annual award for top defensive player is now named the Carl Eller...
Despite a sub-par team performance in his 1963 senior year, Eller was named to the all-conference team and was a near-unanimous All-America. Of the nine major All-America teams, he was a first team choice on eight of the squads. In the one-platoon era of his time, Eller played both ways.
Feb 2, 2018 · Eller, 76, was one of the famed Purple People Eaters, the defensive linemen who led the Vikings to four Super Bowls in the 1970s. Now he is an advocate for retired N.F.L. players.
With teammate Bobby Bell, Carl Eller helped give the Minnesota Golden Gophers one of the college football's best tackle combinations in the early 1960s. Like Bell, Eller came to Minnesota from North Carolina in an era when African-American players from the South came north due to the South's segregation policies.
Aug 11, 2004 · Carl Eller, who played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1964 to 1979, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday. "What can I do with this great honor?" he asked in his acceptence speech. "I can use it to help young African-American males to participate fully in this society.
