Gary Ellerson
| No. 42 | |
| Running back | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 17, 1963 | |
| Place of birth: Albany, Georgia | |
| Career information | |
| College: Wisconsin | |
| NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 182 | |
| Debuted in 1985 | |
| Last played in 1987 | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Rushing attempts-yards | 169-688 |
| Receptions-yards | 19-193 |
| Touchdowns | 9 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Gary Tobius Ellerson[1] (born July 17, 1963, in Albany, Georgia,[2]) is a former American football player with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions.[3] He currently works as a sports-talk radio host on WSSP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as part of The Big Show with Josh Vernier and Steve Fifer.[4]
Ellerson started his pro-career as a running back in 1984 with the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League, where he was a teammate of Reggie White. He re-entered the NFL Draft in 1985 and was taken in the 7th round by the Packers. He spent the 1985 and 1986 seasons in Green Bay[5] before being released during training camp of the 1987 season. He then signed with the Lions a short time later.[6] Ellerson played in only 8 games with the Lions in 1987, before a knee injury effectively ended his career.[7]
Ellerson starts each show with his signature phrase "What's Crackin' Milwaukee?"
[edit] External links
- Gary Ellerson's stats from Pro-Football Reference.com
- Official WSSP website.
- Gary and Cliff on Myspace
[edit] References
- ^ "Gary Ellerson". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElleGa00.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Gary Ellerson". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ELLERGAR01. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Gary Ellerson". nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/garyellerson/profile?id=ELL149079. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "The Big Show". sportsradio1250.com. http://www.sportsradio1250.com/pages/300683.php. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "All-Time Green Bay Numbers 1925-2008". packers.com. December 23, 2008. http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/results_and_rosters/all_time_jersey_numbers/?number=42. Retrieved 2009-04-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Detroit Lions All-Rime Player Roster". detroitlions.com. http://www.detroitlions.com/photos/AllTimeRoster_08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-02.[dead link]
- ^ Seth Emerson (April 28, 2003). "A Tornado touches back down Gary Ellerson has been through a lot since leaving Albany for good over two decades ago.". The Albany Herald. http://www.albanyherald.net/sportsarchive/2003/0403/sport042803.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
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