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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. A 6-6, 247-pound defensive stalwart, Eller opted to stay in a familiar environment and signed with the Vikings.
Aug 8, 2004 · Sunday, he heard what it meant to the NFL. Eller, who played 16 seasons in the NFL, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a wait of 25 years from the date of his first eligibility in 1984.
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.
Feb 2, 2018 · Carl Eller, Ex-Viking, Is Using the Super Bowl as a Platform - The New York Times. Carl Eller, one of the Minnesota Vikings’ Purple People Eaters from the 1970s, in his pottery studio in...
Carl Eller. School. Minnesota. Induction. 2006. Position: Tackle. Years: 1961-1963. Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, NC. Date of Birth: Feb 25, 1942. Jersey Number: 76. Height: 6-6. Weight: 244. High School: Winston-Salem, NC (Atkins HS)
Carl Eller. Tackle. Inducted 2006. Date of Birth. 2/25/1942. Birthplace. Winston-Salem, NC. School. University of Minnesota (1961-1963) Bio. 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.
Position: Tackle Years: 1961-1963 Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, NC Date of Birth: Feb 25, 1942 Jersey Number: 76 Height: 6-6 Weight: 244 High School: Winston-Salem, NC (Atkins HS) With teammate Bobby Bell, Carl Eller helped give the Minnesota Golden Gophers one of college footballs? best tackle combinations in the early 1960?s.
