Paul Elzey

Paul Elzey
Position (s): Linebacker	Jersey number (s): 52
born on May 13, 1946
died on September 29, 1989
Career information
Active : 1968
NFL Draft : 1968 / Round: 5 / Pick: 126
College : Toledo
Teams
Cincinnati Bengals ( 1968 )
Career statistics
Games played	5
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Paul Vincent Elzey (born May 13, 1946 in Toledo , Ohio , † September 29, 1989 there ) was an American American football player. He played one season in the position of linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals in the American Football League .

college

Elzey attended the University of Toledo from 1965 to 1968 , where he practiced football and wrestling for the Toledo Rockets College . He became the first athlete to win the Mid-American Conference in two different sports.

Professional sport

Baltimore Colts

In the 1968 NFL Draft , Elzey was selected as the 126th player in the fifth round by the Baltimore Colts .

Cincinnati Bengals

Before the 10th matchday of the AFL, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Elzey, but dismissed him before the last matchday.

After football

After his career as a football player, he worked as a wrestling coach at a high school . He died on September 29, 1989 at the age of 43 as a result of a car accident.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paul Elzey, Football, Wrestling (1965-68). Retrieved May 18, 2016 . 
2. ↑ 2014 NFL Draft: Toledo Rockets Draft History. Retrieved May 18, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Uniform numbers. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Cincinnati Bengals, archived from the original on May 18, 2016 ; accessed on May 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ The Blade . Toledo October 1, 1989, p. 16 ( online [accessed May 18, 2016]).