Jimbo Elrod
Linebacker, American football player
1954 –
Who is Jimbo Elrod?
James Whittington Elrod is a former American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League.
Elrod graduated from East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1972 and was a member of the National Championship football teams of 1974 and 1975. Elrod earned consensus All-America honors in 1975 when he had 20 tackles for loss. His 44 tackles for loss led the career list at the University of Oklahoma until 2001.
Elrod starred in the 1976 Orange Bowl a 14-6 victory over the University of Michigan that secured the Sooners a fifth national championship. The Oklahoma defense allowed only 202 total yards in the game. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 5th round of the 1976 NFL Draft where he played three seasons and in 1979 he played one season with the Oilers.
He earned a dual-scholarship to the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of the 1974 National Championship Wrestling team. Elrod earned a degree in Public Relations and Business Administration and after his NFL career he worked in the Personal Health Care Business and well as radio hosting and analysis.
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- Born
- May 25, 1954
Memphis - Also known as
- James Whittington Elrod
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oklahoma
- East Central High School
- Lived in
- Memphis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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