Jimbo Elrod
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | May 25, 1954||||||
Died: | December 12, 2016 Chandler, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 62)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Tulsa (OK) East Central | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / Round: 5 / Pick: 144 | ||||||
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James Whittington "Jimbo" Elrod (May 25, 1954 – December 12, 2016) 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
(NFL).
Elrod graduated from
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 (it now stands as sixth-best all-time).Elrod starred in 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.[2]
Elrod later became a radio talk show host at KOKC (AM) 1520, the flagship station for the University of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma City.
Elrod was killed in a car accident on December 12, 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Sooner Sports.com". Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ KOKC Radio.com [permanent dead link]
- ^ Daniels, Tim (12 December 2016). "Former Oklahoma All-American Jimbo Elrod Dies at 62". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 12 December 2023.