Elois Grooms

American football player (born 1953)
American football player
Elois Grooms
No. 78, 98
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1953-05-20) May 20, 1953 (age 71)
Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee Tech
NFL draft:1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63
Career history
  • New Orleans Saints (1975–1981)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1985)
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:53.0
Fumble recoveries:9
Interceptions:3
Player stats at PFR

Elois T. Grooms (born May 20, 1953) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft, and he played with the Saints until 1981. Then he played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982 to 1985 and for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987. He played college football at Tennessee Tech.[1] Grooms was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Elois Grooms Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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