Keith Elias

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Elias
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1972(1972-02-03)
Age	52
Birthplace	New Jersey
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Aquarius

Keith Elias Biography

Keith Elias is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on February 3, 1972 in New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. NFL running back who played for the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts from 1994-1999.

He spent his final NFL season with legendary quarterback Peyton Manning.

Elias beat out Fiedler and Jim McGeehan (quarterback of the undefeated Penn team) for the Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year. He also repeated as an All-American selection. He was recognized as one of fifteen scholar athletes by the National Football Foundation, earning an $18,000 ($31,858 today) postgraduate scholarship. Elias retired as the NCAA FCS career recordholder in rushing yards per game (140.3) and points per game (10.7), having surpassed Mike Clark of Akron (133, 1984–86) and Joel Sigel of Portland State (9.3, 1978–80). His yardage record was surpassed in 1995 by Arnold Mickens of Butler who is the current recordholder with 190.7 yards per game. His points record was eclipsed in 1998 by Aaron Stecker, Western Illinois with an 11.7 average.

Following their 1991 performance, the 1992 Tigers were Ivy League favorites. In a game that was believed to be a deciding factor in the conference championship outcome, Elias had 114 yards on opening day against Cornell in a 22–20 victory on September 19. The following week on September 26, Elias established the Princeton single-game rushing record with a 299-yard four- touchdown effort in a 38–35 victory against the Lehigh, surpassing Homer Smith’s 40-year-old 273-yard record. Elias received his second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award after the match. Then on October 3, he rushed for 273 yards in a 44–33 victory over Lafayette. In the game, he became the first Princeton runner to post back-to-back 200-yard games and the first Princeton runner to post three career 200-yard games. He repeated as Ivy League Offensive Player of the week. After three games he led all NCAA divisions in rushing with a 228.7 yards per game average, while Marshall Faulk led Division I-A, now known as Football Bowl Subdivision, with a 209.3 average. The total of 572 yards in back-to-back games established an NCAA Division I-AA record. By rushing for 139 in the subsequent game against Brown on October 10, he tied the I-AA three-game rushing yard record of 711 yards. However, he injured his ankle and the subsequent week, he only rushed three times for two yards as Princeton fell to 4–1 by losing to Holy Cross on October 17. He was expected to be sidelined due to the injury when Princeton faced Harvard on October 24, but he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, leading Princeton to a 21–6 victory and a 3–0 conference record. On October 31, he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries against Columbia. That week he surpassed Heisman Trophy-winner Dick Kazmaier for fourth place on the all-time Princeton career rushing yards list. On November 7, he rushed for 131 yards against Penn as Princeton eliminated one of its one-loss conference foes from contention. He tallied 140 yards on 20 carries as Princeton clinched a share of the Ivy League title by moving to 6–0 with a victory over Yale. In the game, he moved inherited the school single-season rushing yards record by moving his total to 1368, ahead of Judd Garrett’s

1347. Despite a 207-yard two-touchdown rushing effort by Elias, Fiedler once again led Dartmouth to a season-ending victory over Princeton, this time for a share of the Ivy League championship.

He married longtime girlfriend Barbara Fury in 2000, but got divorced in 2004; he then married Christa Tafaro.

Keith Elias Net Worth

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

He starred at Princeton, where he set numerous Ivy League records.

After his NFL career he spent the 2001 season playing for the XFL’s New York/New Jersey Hitmen.

Keith Hector Elias (born February 3, 1972) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) and XFL. He was an All- American in high school and college where he established school, conference and national records while playing for the Princeton Tigers football team.

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Who is Keith Elias Dating?

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After going undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft, Elias signed with the Giants. The 1994 NFL season was the first year that rosters expanded to 53, and Elias made the roster out of training camp. He made the roster ahead of 1994 third round draft choice running back Gary Downs. That season, he was originally assigned the number 25, but he eventually took the number 20. On September 11, 1994 against the Arizona Cardinals, Elias sprained his ankle. The injury hampered him for several weeks. After two games of special team duties, he spent the remainder of the season on the inactive list. Following the season, he was left unprotected in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft to stock the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars. When the Giants lost the second of their unprotected players in the draft they made Elias unavailable.

Facts & Trivia

Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Keith Elias celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

Entering the 1995 NFL season, Elias was not expected to make the 1995 team. However, in the first preseason game, he scored the Giants’ only touchdown, and the next week he ran for 77 yards on just 12 carries; After two preseason games, he led the Giants roster of running backs that included Rodney Hampton, Herschel Walker, Kenyon Rasheed, Downs, Charles Way, and Tyrone Wheatley in rushing with 123 yards. The following week, he blocked a punt that the Giants recovered for a touchdown and scored the winning two-point conversion. After three preseason games, Elias had moved from likely to be released to almost a lock to make the team. Elias finished the preseason as the team’s leading rusher with 214 yards on 37 carries and made the team. Elias again contributed on special teams, but in the first ten games, he only had ten yards on four carries. Late in the season, Elias moved into the role of the first man off the bench to spell Hampton who was the starter in place of Wheatley who had held the role early in the season. He finished the season with 10 rushes for 44 yards and 9 receptions for 69 yards. Following the season, the Giants opted to release Walker and expected to be unable to resign Hampton. That season, Elias’ popularity made him one of the most sought after public speakers on the team and earned him nearly $50,000 ($83,894).

Top Facts about Keith Elias

1. Keith Elias played for Princeton University and the New York Giants.
2. He was a running back and special teams player.
3. Elias had 1,505 rushing yards in college.
4. He scored two touchdowns in his NFL career.
5. After football, he became a motivational speaker and author.
6. Elias has spoken to over 500 organizations worldwide.
7. He wrote the book “The Simplicity of Life” in 2018.
8. Elias is also a board member for several non-profit organizations.
9. He was born on February 3, 1972 in Lacey Township, NJ.
10. Elias earned a degree in psychology from Princeton University.