Editing Carl Eller (section)

== Honors and awards ==
In 2004, Eller was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="auto" /> He was elected to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name=":2" /> In 2000, Eller was named to the Vikings' 40th Anniversary Team and in 2010, he was named to the Vikings' 50th Anniversary team. Beginning in 1984, following each football season, the Carl Eller Award is given to the University of Minnesota's Defensive Player of the Year.<ref name=":5" />  In 1992, he was inducted into the University of Minnesota's M Club Hall of Fame.<ref name=":3" />

In 2003, he was named to the [[Professional Football Researchers Association]] Hall of Very Good in the association's inaugural HOVG class.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Very Good |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/hall-of-very-good-2003.html |accessdate=November 29, 2021}}</ref>