Editing Carl Eller (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1942)}}
{{For|the American businessman|Karl Eller}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Carl Eller
| image         = Carl Eller 2007.jpg
| image_size    =
| alt           = 
| caption       = Eller in 2007
| number        = 81, 71
| position      = [[Defensive end]]
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1942|1|25}}
| birth_place   = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 6
| weight_lb     = 247
| high_school   = [[Atkins High School (North Carolina)|Atkins]] <br> (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
| college       = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] (1961–1963)
| draftyear     = 1964
| draftround    = 1
| draftpick     = 6
| afldraftyear  = 1964
| afldraftround = 1
| afldraftpick  = 5
| pastteams     =
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1964|1978}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1979}})
| highlights    =
* [[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL champion]] ([[1969 NFL Championship Game|1969]])
* [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year|NEA NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (1971)
* 5× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1968 All-Pro Team|1968]]–[[1971 All-Pro Team|1971]], [[1973 All-Pro Team|1973]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[1967 All-Pro Team|1967]], [[1972 All-Pro Team|1972]])
* 6× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1969 Pro Bowl|1968]]–[[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]], [[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]], [[1975 Pro Bowl|1974]])
* [[List of NFL annual sacks leaders|NFL sacks co-leader]] (1969)
* [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor]]
* [[50 Greatest Vikings]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team]]
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] (1960)
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1963 College Football All-America Team|1963]])
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1963]])
* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1962]])
* [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] champion ([[1962 Rose Bowl|1961]])
| statlabel1    = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1    = 133.5
| statlabel2    = [[Safety (gridiron football score)|Safeties]]
| statvalue2    = 2
| statlabel3    = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3    = 1
| statlabel4    = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue4    = 23
| statlabel5    = Defensive [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue5    = 1
| pfr           = E/ElleCa00
| HOF           = carl-eller
| CollegeHOF    = 2178 
}}

'''Carl Eller''' (born January 25, 1942) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who played as a [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. He was born in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] and played [[college football]] for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]. He was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2004.