Carl Eller
Carl Lee Eller
Born: February 25, 1942
Winston-Salem, NC USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 247
College: Minnesota
High School: Simon G. Atkins (Winston-Salem, NC)
Career: 1964-1979
Drafted: 1964 in Round 1, #5 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Drafted: 1964 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004
Carl Eller played from 1964 to 1979 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Eller accounted for 10 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
Honors
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Hall of Fame All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
