Elmo Wright
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| Elmo Wright | |
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| Date of birth: | July 3, 1949 |
| Place of birth: |  Brazoria, Texas |
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| Position(s): | Wide Receiver |
| College: | Houston |
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick 16 |
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| 1971-1974 1975 1975 |
Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers New England Patriots |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Elmo Wright was attributed with being the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance,[citation needed] while at the University of Houston.
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.
Elmo wore # 17 and played in 4 regular season games for the New England Patriots in 1975. He had 4 receptions for 46 yards and his longest reception was 20 yards in the Patriots 45-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills on 11-23-75.
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