Elois Grooms Explained

Elois Grooms
Number:78, 98
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:May 20, 1953
Birth Place:Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:249
College:Tennessee Tech
Draftyear:1975
Draftround:3
Draftpick:63
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:53.0
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:9
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:3
Pfr:GrooEl20

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elois Grooms Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004714/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrooEl20.htm . 2023-04-17 . 2023-04-17 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.