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Carl Eller

Carl Lee Eller

Position: DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 247 lbs.
Born: February 25, 1942 in Winston-Salem, NC
College: Minnesota

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2004

6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (5th overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1964 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1964 22 MIN LDE 14 14 0 4 45 1
1965 23 MIN LDE 14 14 0 2 9 0 1
1966 24 MIN LDE 14 14 0 4 0 0
1967 25 MIN LDE 14 13 0 2 0 0
1968*+ 26 MIN LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
1969*+ 27 MIN LDE 14 14
1970*+ 28 MIN LDE 14 14 0 2 2 0
1971*+ 29 MIN LDE 14 14
1972 30 MIN LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
1973*+ 31 MIN LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
1974* 32 MIN LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
1975 33 MIN LDE 14 14 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0
1976 34 MIN LDE 13 13
1977 35 MIN LDE 14 14 1
1978 36 MIN lde 14 7 0 3 0 0
1979 37 SEA LDE 16 8
Career 225 209 1 1 0 1 0 23 61 1 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964 22 MIN LDE 14 14 1 6
1965 23 MIN LDE 14 14 1 2
1977 35 MIN LDE 14 14 1 2
Career 225 209 1 2 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1974

1st-team All-Pro

1968
1969
1970
1971
1973

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 NFL 1 (9)

Games

Career 225 (81)

Games Started

Career 209 (36)

Playoff Games

Career 19 (67)

Playoff Games Started

Career 18 (42)

Fumbles Recovered

1964 NFL 4 (5)
1966 NFL 4 (3)
Career 23 (51)

Fumble Return Yds

1964 NFL 45 (5)

Fumble Return TD

1964 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Safeties

1965 NFL 1 (1-- 16)
1977 NFL 1 (2-- 16)
Career 2 (20)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1972 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.