Homer Elias

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Homer Elias
No. 61
Position:
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Died:October 3, 2001(2001-10-03) (aged 46)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee State
NFL draft:1978 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1978
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Career NFL statistics
Games played:96
Games started:87

Homer Cary Elias (May 1, 1955 – October 3, 2001) was an

guard who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL). After playing collegiate football at Tennessee State University
, Elias appeared in 96 career NFL games, with a 39 average.

He was a fourth-round selection (107th overall) in the

Baltimore Colts for Herb Orvis one day earlier on May 1, 1978.[1][2]

Homer Elias died on October 3, 2001, of an apparent heart attack. He was 46 years old.

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