Gary Ellerson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Ellerson
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1963(1963-07-17)
Age	61
Birthplace	Albany
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Cancer

Gary Ellerson Biography

Gary Ellerson is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on July 17, 1963 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Gary Tobius Ellerson (born July 17th, 1963 at Albany, Georgia) is an ex- American footballer with the University of Wisconsin Madison, as well as the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. He currently serves as the host of a sports talk radio station for WSSP located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as part of the Big Show.

IMDb lists Ellerson as having appeared in four NFL games in the seasons of 1986 and 1987 in addition to in the NFL Draft. Ellerson was also as a character in The 60 Yard Line.

In 2003, Ellerson was inducted into the Albany Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

Ellerson has been a part of two Wisconsin Broadcasters’ Association award- winning teams, one with Milwaukee’s CBS 58 in 2009 for Best Sportscast for Television Large Market and one with WSSP 1250AM in 2010 for Best Radio Show for Large Market Radio – News/Talk.

Ellerson began his professional career as an offensive back in 1984 when he joined the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League in which the team was led by Reggie White. He returned to into the NFL Draft in 1985 and was selected at the seventh round of the Packers. He played his 1985-86 seasons with Green Bay, tying a record for the franchise with the most kickoffs returned in one game. He was let go during training camp of 1988. Then, he signed with the Lions shortly after. Ellerson played in eight games for the Lions in 1987, but an injury to his knee put an end to his professional career.

Gary Ellerson Net Worth

Gary Ellerson is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Ellerson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ellerson was a student at Monroe High School from 1977 until 1981. He played football as well as the cross-country team and also was in the band. He earned an honorable mention on the All Region Team in 1979-80 with 30 catches that resulted in four touchdowns and 520 yards. In 1980-81, he was with the Georgia All State First Team, All-Region First Team, and Georgia High School All-Star Game and was the top player in AAAA with receiving yards, with 42 catches totalling an 820 yard total and nine touchdowns over 10 games.

Ellerson was sought out by Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. He chose to attend the University of Wisconsin- Madison and enrolled in the fall of 1981. The team played football until 1984. From 1982 to 1983 his team was the top in by a wide margin in the Big Ten in kick-off return yards. In 1982 the year he returned 19 kick-offs for 454 yards. He averaged about 24 yards on each kickoff return. He ran for 820 yards in 161 carries, and scored 12 touchdowns rushing. In Madison, Ellerson and the Badgers participated at two bowl matches, the team lost by 7 points in the 1981 Garden State Bowl to Tennessee during the 2001 Garden State Bowl and an 11-point victory in the 1982 Independence Bowl over Kansas State.

Ellerson returned to college at UW-Whitewater to complete his liberal arts degree. His first job outside the NFL was on the football coaching staff at Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin, where he was running backs coach for the 1990 season, and defensive coordinator for the 1991-94 seasons. He also served as vice president of Big Brothers, Big Sisters in Milwaukee, in charge of community development, shortly after his playing career came to an end. Ellerson entered the car business at Braeger Chevrolet in Milwaukee for five years before embarking on his current radio career.

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Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Ellerson celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

Where did Gary Ellerson go to college?

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Who did Gary Ellerson play for?

No. 42
NFL Draft:| 1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 182
Career history
Memphis Showboats (1984) Green Bay Packers (1985–1986) Detroit Lions (1987)
Career NFL statistics