Jack Ellena
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Born: | UCLA | October 27, 1931
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NFL draft | 1953, Round: 19, Pick: 228 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1955–1956 | Los Angeles Rams |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jack Duane Ellena (October 27, 1931 – March 23, 2012) was an American football player.
Ellena played
UPI Lineman of the Year
.
In addition to playing football for the Bruins, Ellena wrestled heavyweight at UCLA. He was a two-time Pacific Coast Intercollegiate heavyweight champ (1953, 1954), and placed fourth at the 1953 NCAA wrestling championships at Penn State, earning All-American honors.
Ellena was selected in the 19th round (228th overall) of the
nose guard for the Rams from 1955 to 1956.[1] He was cut by the Rams in 1957 and was unable sign with any teams in the National Football League or Canadian Football League
.
After his football career, Ellena ran Mountain Meadow Ranch, a summer camp located near his home town of Susanville, California. In 1987, he was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "Jack Ellena". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2010.