Elois Grooms
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | May 20, 1953 Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Tompkinsville | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 3rd round, 63rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Elois T. Grooms (born May 20, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1975 NFL draft, and he played with the Saints until 1981. In 1977, Grooms caught a touchdown pass from punter Tom Blanchard on a fake field goal, his only NFL reception. Then he played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982 to 1985 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987. He played college football for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[2] Grooms was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
References
- ^ "How much grooming does Saints' Elois Grooms need?". The Enterprise. August 6, 1975. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Elois Grooms Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.