eldridge, small, august, 1949, 2015, american, football, cornerback, played, with, national, football, league, york, giants, from, 1972, 1974, 18position, cornerbackpersonal, informationborn, 1949, august, 1949houston, texas, died, 2015, 2015, aged, height, we. Eldridge Small August 2 1949 1 May 11 2015 was an American football cornerback who played with the National Football League s NFL New York Giants from 1972 to 1974 Eldridge SmallNo 18Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1949 08 02 August 2 1949Houston Texas U S Died May 11 2015 2015 05 11 aged 65 Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school Phillis Wheatley Houston TX College Texas A amp INFL Draft 1972 Round 1 Pick 17Career historyNew York Giants 1972 1974 Career highlights and awardsFirst team Little All American 1971 Career NFL statisticsInterceptions 1Return yards 353Player stats at NFL com PFRSmall was born in Houston Texas 1 and attended Wheatley High School before playing college football for the Texas A amp I Javelinas from 1968 to 1971 as a wide receiver and defensive back 2 As a receiver he had 20 touchdowns in his college career made 167 receptions and had 2 547 receiving yards 3 Small was the Javelinas all time receptions leader until 2013 when Robert Armstrong surpassed his total 4 In 1971 Small was chosen as a member of the Little All America team Texas A amp I won two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national championships during his time with the team 2 The university s Javelina Hall of Fame inducted Small in 1991 4 In the 1972 NFL Draft the Giants selected Small in the first round with the 17th overall pick 1 which they had obtained from the New England Patriots in a trade for defensive end Fred Dryer 5 He played in 34 games for the Giants over three seasons intercepting one pass in 1974 and amassing 353 kick return yards 1 In 1975 the Giants traded Small to the Cleveland Browns but he was released before the start of the regular season 6 Following his NFL career he began coaching in the Houston Independent School District working for Sterling High School as an offensive coordinator 2 On May 11 2015 when he was 65 years old Small died 4 References edit a b c d Eldridge Small Pro Football Reference Retrieved October 12 2011 a b c Eldridge Small Texas A amp M University Kingsville Archived from the original on April 5 2012 Retrieved November 4 2011 Giants Sign Eldridge Small The Victoria Advocate Associated Press May 8 1972 p 1B Retrieved October 12 2011 a b c Javelina Hall of Famer Eldridge Small Passes Away Texas A amp M University Kingsville May 11 2015 Retrieved January 5 2019 Patriots get Giants Dryer give up three draft choices The Lowell Sun Associated Press February 1 1972 p 36 Retrieved January 5 2019 Defensive back cut by Browns The Daily Sentinel United Press International August 26 1975 p 4 Retrieved October 12 2011 External links editNFL com profile nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eldridge Small amp oldid 1132081403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
