Elmo Wright (born July 3, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the Houston Cougars, he became the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance.[1]
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 3, 1949 Brazoria, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | George Washington Carver/Sweeny (Sweeny, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 1 / pick: 16 | ||||||||
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Wright was an All-American receiver for the Cougars and, somewhere during his collegiate career, he began the practice of "high-stepping" into the end zone at the end of long touchdown receptions. While this was no comparison to the antics later displayed by such famed celebrators as Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Ickey Woods or Terrell Owens, it was almost equally shocking at the time.
Following his college playing days, Wright went on to star for the Kansas City Chiefs before injuries saw him retire before he turned 30. He went back to school after his playing days and graduated with a master's degree in business administration after as of 2005 worked as a finance officer for Harris County in Texas. [2]
References
edit- ^ Finley, Bill (November 13, 2005). "Father of End-Zone Dance Explains His Happy Feet". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ Finley, Bill (November 13, 2005). "Father of End-Zone Dance Explains His Happy Feet". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
