Homer Elias

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Homer Elias
No. 61
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1955-05-01)May 1, 1955
Fort Benning, Georgia
Died:October 3, 2001(2001-10-03) (aged 46)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee State
NFL Draft:1978 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:96
Games Started:87

Homer Cary Elias (May 1, 1955 – October 3, 2001) was an American football guard who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. After playing collegiate football at Tennessee State University, Elias appeared in 96 career NFL games, with a 39 average.

He was a fourth-round selection (107th overall) in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions which had acquired the pick along with Freddie Scott from the Baltimore Colts for Herb Orvis one day earlier on May 1, 1978.[1][2]

Homer Elias died on October 3, 2001 of an apparent heart attack. He was 46 years old.

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