Having played his college football with Arizona State University,[1] Eley was not drafted by the NFL, so he headed north to play with the British Columbia Lions. In his first year, 1972, he rushed for 517 yards and led the West Conference with 1033 kickoff return yards. His totals fell in 1973, to 373 rushing yards, as he played behind 1000 rusher Johnny Musso. The next season Musso was injured and Eley had his best year, racking up 1176 yards. His fellow running back, Lou Harris also rushed for 1239 yards, giving the Lions one of the most productive backfields in CFL history.[2]
He wasn't able to reach contract terms with the Lions, so he headed south to the Atlanta Falcons, who had noticed him and drafted him in 1974. In 1975, he played only 6 games, rushing once for 3 yards and mostly returning kicks. In 1977, he played 7 games and rushed for 273 yards, but his average was a low 2.8 yards per carry. This was his final season.
monroe, eley, april, 1949, 2019, former, running, back, played, canadian, football, league, national, football, league, born, 1949, april, 1949, rocky, mount, north, carolina, died, 2019, 2019nashville, north, carolina, career, informationposition, running, ba. Monroe Eley April 17 1949 May 2 2019 was a former running back who played in the Canadian Football League CFL and the National Football League NFL Monroe EleyBorn 1949 04 17 April 17 1949 age 74 Rocky Mount North Carolina U S Died 2019 05 02 May 2 2019Nashville North Carolina U S Career informationPosition s Running backCollegeArizona State UniversityNFL draft1974 Round 5 Pick 128Career historyAs player1972 1974British Columbia Lions1975 amp 1977Atlanta FalconsHaving played his college football with Arizona State University 1 Eley was not drafted by the NFL so he headed north to play with the British Columbia Lions In his first year 1972 he rushed for 517 yards and led the West Conference with 1033 kickoff return yards His totals fell in 1973 to 373 rushing yards as he played behind 1000 rusher Johnny Musso The next season Musso was injured and Eley had his best year racking up 1176 yards His fellow running back Lou Harris also rushed for 1239 yards giving the Lions one of the most productive backfields in CFL history 2 He wasn t able to reach contract terms with the Lions so he headed south to the Atlanta Falcons who had noticed him and drafted him in 1974 In 1975 he played only 6 games rushing once for 3 yards and mostly returning kicks In 1977 he played 7 games and rushed for 273 yards but his average was a low 2 8 yards per carry This was his final season References edit Monroe Eley College Football Statistics CFLAPEDIA entry Monroe Eley nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running 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 Monroe Eley amp oldid 1180207339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
