Keith Elias
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Keith Hector Elias is a former American football
running back
in the National Football League
(NFL) and Xtreme Football League (XFL). He was an All-American in high school and college where he established school, conference and national records while playing for the Princeton Tigers football
team.
In high school, he earned All-American honors for Lacey Township. In college, he did so again for Princeton University
, where he established 21 school records in football from 1991 through 1993. His college career coincided in the Ivy League
with Jay Fiedler
who led Dartmouth
to three championships in that era, but Elias was able to lead Princeton to one co-championship. Elias and Fiedler split the League Player of the Year Awards during that era. He is the former National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, called I-AA at the time) recordholder for career rushing yards per game and points per game. He also established the FCS record for back-to-back games total rushing yards. He continues to hold numerous Ivy League
and Princeton Tiger's rushing and scoring records.
Elias was signed as a free agent
out of college by the New York Giants
where he played from 1994
through 1996
. He served mostly on special teams. He last played in the NFL two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts
in 1998
and 1999
. Elias also played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen
of the now defunct XFL
.
area community. Elias is the son of Nancy, a teacher and Pop Warner football coach, and Hector, a transportation consultant, and has three younger brothers.
Elias played Pop Warner football for the Lacey team, who retired his number 20. Elias rushed for 4,014 yards and scored 363 points for Lacey Township High School
. As a student, he finished fifth in his graduating class of 278. As a football player, he was named an All-American by the Downtown Athletic Club
. In addition to football, Elias earned two varsity letter
s in wrestling.
Elias debuted for the for on the opening day of the 1991 season, which was September 21 for Princeton, with 110 yards on 18 carries. His performance was part of a shutout
of the heavily favored 18–0. He earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on September 23. Two weeks later on October 5, he recorded his first 200-yard game and his first three-touchdown
effort in a 30–21 victory over the . This earned him his first Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award. On October 19, he helped Princeton reach a 5–0 record with well over 100 yards from scrimmage
and two touchdowns. He had just 67 yards rushing but had three receptions for 62 yards on one 76-yard scoring drive alone. On November 16, he had 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns in spite of two fumble
s and a wrist injury against to help Princeton reach a 5–1 Ivy League record as it headed towards a season-ending showdown with 5–0–1 . This earned him his second Ivy League Rookie of the Week award. The Tigers were defeated by a Jay Fiedler
-led Dartmouth team for the Ivy League Championship the following week however. He earned second team All-Ivy League recognition.
Junior season (1992)
Following their 1991 performance, the were Ivy League favorites. In a game that was believed to be a deciding factor in the conference championship outcome, Elias had 114 yards on opening day against in a 22–20 victory on September 19. The following week on September 26, Elias established the Princeton single-game rushing record with a 299-yard four-touchdown effort in a 38–35 victory against the , surpassing Homer Smith's 40-year-old 273-yard record. Elias received his second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award after the match. Then on October 3, he rushed for 273 yards in a 44–33 victory over . In the game, he became the first Princeton runner to post back-to-back 200-yard games and the first Princeton runner to post three career 200-yard games. He repeated as Ivy League Offensive Player of the week. After three games he led all NCAA divisions in rushing with a 228.7 yards per game average, while Marshall Faulk
led Division I-A, now known as Football Bowl Subdivision, with a 209.3 average. The total of 572 yards in back-to-back games established an NCAA Division I-AA record. By rushing for 139 in the subsequent game against on October 10, he tied the I-AA three-game rushing yard record of 711 yards. However, he injured his ankle and the subsequent week, he only rushed three times for two yards as Princeton fell to 4–1 by losing to on October 17. He was expected to be sidelined due to the injury when Princeton faced on October 24, but he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, leading Princeton to a 21–6 victory and a 3–0 conference record. On October 31, he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries against . That week he surpassed Heisman Trophy
-winner Dick Kazmaier
for fourth place on the all-time Princeton career rushing yards list. On November 7, he rushed for 131 yards against as Princeton eliminated one of its one-loss conference foes from contention. He tallied 140 yards on 20 carries as Princeton clinched a share of the Ivy League title by moving to 6–0 with a victory over . In the game, he moved inherited the school single-season rushing yards record by moving his total to 1368, ahead of Judd Garrett
's 1347. Despite a 207-yard two-touchdown rushing effort by Elias, Fiedler once again led to a season-ending victory over Princeton, this time for a share of the Ivy League championship.
Although Fiedler was named Ivy League Player of the Year, Elias was one of six other unanimous 1992 first-team All-Ivy League selections. Elias, however, was a I-AA All-American selection by organizations such as Kodak (selected by the American Football Coaches Association
) and the Associated Press
. His 157.5 yards per game earned him the 1992 NCAA I-AA statistical championship. Elias nicknamed his offensive line "The Beast" and called fullback
Peter Bailey and tight end
Chris Beiswenger, "the Killer B's". In the offense, he usually was the tailback
in the I formation
.
Senior season (1993)
As a senior, Elias was elected co-captain
and was considered the biggest media sensation on the campus in the past several years. enjoyed a third straight season-opening victory over on September 18. After falling behind 12–0 Elias contributed a 72-yard rushing touchdown and a 67-yard receiving touchdown as part of a 188-yard rushing day (259 all purpose yards). Elias earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. The following week Elias added 132 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Princeton defeated 21–7. On October 2, Elias scored touchdowns on Princeton's first four possessions, which helped Princeton build a 31–0 lead over . The final score was 38–0 as Elias tallied 185 yards on 29 carries. Elias again earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. On October 9, Elias broke Garrett's Princeton career rushing yard record of 3109 and his career touchdown record of 40 on a day when he rushed for 206 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 34–16 victory over . On October 16, despite missing the first two offensive series due to a hip pointer
injury, Elias posted his tenth consecutive 100-yard game with a 160-yard one-touchdown effort in a 31–23 victory over , who established a Princeton opponent record by passing for 403 yards. At the midpoint of Princeton's 10-game schedule, Elias led the I-AA in rushing with a 172 yards per game average. On October 23 against , Elias rushed for 201 yards on 33 carries and ran for two touchdowns in a 21–110 victory for the undefeated Tigers. Despite his efforts he lost the I-AA rushing lead to Tony Vinson by a 177–176.7 margin. Elias responded with a 226-yard effort on October 30 against as Princeton moved to 7–0 and 4–0 in conference. The effort earned Elias his sixth and final career Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award. The game set up a November battle of unbeatens against on November 6. In the contest, Penn held Elias to just 59 yards on 15 carries, as Penn took over the Ivy League lead with a 30–14 victory. On November 13, as Princeton clung to hopes of at least a share of the Ivy League title, Elias rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries in a 28–7 victory over . Elias broke Garrett's 4,510-yard school career all-purpose yards record with a 4,529 total and extended his own single-season touchdowns (19) and points (116) records. On November 20, Elias rushed for 188 yards to help Princeton build a 22–8 fourth quarter lead that did not stand up to Fiedler who led to its third consecutive season-ending victory over Princeton. That November, Vinson set the current I-AA record for yards gained in two consecutive games (691), a record Elias had set the prior season. Vinson set the single-game and single-season rushing yards record and won the season statistical championship over Elias. Elias finished second in single-season yards per game to Vinson.
Elias beat out Fiedler and Jim McGeehan (quarterback of the undefeated Penn team) for the Asa S. Bushnell
Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year. He also repeated as an All-American selection. He was recognized as one of fifteen scholar athletes by the National Football Foundation
, earning an $18,000 ($ today) postgraduate scholarship. Elias retired as the NCAA FCS career recordholder in rushing yards per game (140.3) and points per game (10.7), having surpassed Mike Clark of Akron
(133, 1984–86) and Joel Sigel of Portland State (9.3, 1978–80). His yardage record was surpassed in 1995 by Arnold Mickens of Butler who is the current recordholder with 190.7 yards per game. His points record was eclipsed in 1998 by Aaron Stecker
, Western Illinois with an 11.7 average.
Upon the completion of his career, his name was listed atop many All-time lists in the Ivy League record book. He also retired second to Ed Marinaro
in numerous categories (Career rushing yards, Ivy career rushing yards, single-season rushing yards, Single-Ivy season rushing yards, career 200-yard games, single-season 200-yard games, career rushing touchdowns, Ivy career rushing touchdowns, single-season rushing touchdowns, Ivy career points, single-season points, single Ivy season points, Ivy career touchdowns, single-season touchdowns, single-Ivy season touchdowns, career all-purpose yards). However, many of his and Marinaro's records have been surpassed. Elias surpassed Marinaro for career points and tied with him for touchdowns, but both records were bettered by Nick Hartigan. He also passed Marinaro in single-season all-purpose yards in 1993 by a 1939–1932 margin but was surpassed by Johnathan Reese in 2000. He continues to be the only Ivy Leaguer to have two 1500-yard seasons. He retired with 4 I-AA records and 21 school records including rushing (4,208 yards), rushing touchdowns (49), yards rushing per game (140.3), carries (736), carries per game (24.5), yards per carry (5.72), all-purpose yards (4,739), overall touchdowns (52) and points (320). He also retired with 21 100-yard rushing games and seven 200-yards games.
, Elias signed with the Giants
. The 1994 NFL season
was the first year that rosters expanded to 53, and Elias made the roster out of training camp. He made the roster ahead of 1994 third round draft choice running back Gary Downs
. That season he was originally assigned the number 25, but he eventually took the number 20. On September 11, 1994 against the Arizona Cardinals
, Elias sprained his ankle ankle. The injury hampered him for several weeks. After two games of special team duties, he spent the remainder of the season on the inactive list. Following the season, he was left unprotected in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft
to stock the Carolina Panthers
and Jacksonville Jaguars
. When the Giants lost the second of their unprotected players in the draft they made Elias unavailable.
Entering the 1995 NFL season
, Elias was not expected to make the 1995 team
. However, in the first preseason game, he scored the Giants' only touchdown, and the next week he ran for 77 yards on just 12 carries; After two preseason games, he led the Giants roster of running backs that included Rodney Hampton
, Herschel Walker
, Kenyon Rasheed
, Downs, Charles Way
, and Tyrone Wheatley
in rushing with 123 yards. The following week he blocked a punt that the Giants recovered for a touchdown and scored the winning two-point conversion
. After three preseason games, Elias had moved from likely to be released to almost a lock to make the team. Elias finished the preseason as the team's leading rusher with 214 yards on 37 carries and made the team. Elias again contributed on special teams, but in the first ten games, he only had ten yards on four carries. Late in the season, Elias moved into the role of the first man off the bench to spell Hampton who was the starter in place of Wheatley who had held the role early in the season. He finished the season with 10 rushes for 44 yards and 9 receptions for 69 yards. Following the season, the Giants opted to release Walker and expected to be unable to resign Hampton. That season, Elias' popularity made him one of the most sought after public speakers on the team and earned him nearly $50,000 ($).
Elias entered the 1996 NFL season
as the likely third down back for the 1996 team
. In 1995 no one had emerged to replace Dave Meggett
in that role. Elias again had strong preseason performances. In one early August exhibition game he scored two touchdowns. By August 22, he led the Giants in preseason carries. He entered the season as the first option third down back, ahead of Wheatley. In the September 30 contest against the Minnesota Vikings
, John Randle
picked fights with some of the Giants, including Elias. Elias suffered turf toe
in that game and it affected him in the next as well. He also had an October ankle injury, which consisted of both a sprain
and a bone chip. That injury kept him out of the lineup, making Wheatley the third down back by default. Elias did not get his third down role back until mid-November. When he finally returned to this role, he was able to perform as needed. However, he was soon suffering from a torn posterior cruciate ligament
and a damaged meniscus
in need of surgery and was lost for the season. He had immediate November surgery, which revealed that the ligament was 90% torn, but would heal on its own. It kept him out of the lineup for the rest of the season, however. He finished the season on injured reserve. During the offseason, he got involved as a narrator
for the Westchester Philharmonic
. As the Giants prepared for the 1997 NFL Draft
they attempted to resign Elias.
In 1997, he earned the Unsung hero award from the New York Giants
. Elias did not play for the Giants
during the 1997 NFL season
, and he did not sign with the Indianapolis Colts
until the 1998 NFL season
. He had an offer from the 1997 Carolina Panthers
, but he tested the market too long and lost it. He spent 1997 coaching his high school alma mater's football team where his brother, Greg, was playing. He was the running backs and special teams coach. After three seasons with the Giants he served as special teams captain with the Indianapolis Colts
. He also served as the backup to Marshall Faulk
and Edgerrin James
. The Colts
resigned him to a second one-year contract for the 1999 NFL season
. He scored the game-winning touchdown in the final preseason game on September 2. Following the season he was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct
and resisting arrest
at a barroom brawl in . His 20-year-old brothers Brian and Gregory as well as New York Jets
wide receiver
Wayne Chrebet
were also arrested. Elias jumped on a police officer who was attempting to handcuff one of his brothers. According to The New York Times
Brian Elias was engaged to Jennifer Chrebet, Wayne's sister, but the New York Daily News
reported that they were married. When the case was heard in court, the three Elias brothers and Chrebet all pled guilty to a public nuisance
violation and paid fines of $230 apiece. Chrebet pled guilty in absentia via a legal representative. After playing two years for the Colts on special teams, while rushing for 52 yards on 21 carries, Elias' veteran salary would not fit under the salary cap
for the 2000 team
. Thus, Elias did not play in the NFL during the 2000 NFL season
.
In November 2000, Elias attended the minicamp of the New York/New Jersey Hitmen
of the XFL
who were scheduled to begin play the following February. He hoped to survive roster cuts as the team went from 70 men to a 38-man roster. Elias made the team as a backup running back. In the early season games, he saw plenty of action as a ball carrier, even though he was struggling with a knee injury. However, in March, he was placed on injured reserve
. Elias hasn't participated in a season since and during the season Elias prepared for life after football by writing screenplay
s.
in Building On The Rock Community Church, in Manchester Township, New Jersey
; which is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He has been a volunteer with Christian and youth outreach programs and vice president of development for the medical company Hemo Concepts Inc., in Eatontown, N.J.
In 2000, Elias married long time girlfriend Barbara Fury. The couple had dated since 1993. The couple divorced in 2004, and Barbara remarried. Elias is currently married to Christa Tafaro of Jackson Township, New Jersey
. Elias was an inspirational and motivational speaker and an aspiring writer. On occasion, he also instructs at the TEST Sports Football Academy in .
American football
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running back
Running back
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in the National Football League
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(NFL) and Xtreme Football League (XFL). He was an All-American in high school and college where he established school, conference and national records while playing for the Princeton Tigers football
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team.
In high school, he earned All-American honors for Lacey Township. In college, he did so again for Princeton University
Princeton University
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, where he established 21 school records in football from 1991 through 1993. His college career coincided in the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
with Jay Fiedler
Jay Fiedler
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who led Dartmouth
Dartmouth Big Green football
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to three championships in that era, but Elias was able to lead Princeton to one co-championship. Elias and Fiedler split the League Player of the Year Awards during that era. He is the former National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, called I-AA at the time) recordholder for career rushing yards per game and points per game. He also established the FCS record for back-to-back games total rushing yards. He continues to hold numerous Ivy League
Ivy League
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and Princeton Tiger's rushing and scoring records.
Elias was signed as a free agent
Free agent
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out of college by the New York Giants
New York Giants
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where he played from 1994
1994 NFL season
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through 1996
1996 NFL season
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. He served mostly on special teams. He last played in the NFL two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
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in 1998
1998 NFL season
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and 1999
1999 NFL season
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. Elias also played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen
New York/New Jersey Hitmen
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of the now defunct XFL
XFL
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.
Early life and high school
Although NFL records state that Elias was born in Lacey Township, Elias claims that he was born in . Then he says his family moved to Brooklyn before settling in New Jersey. Elias considers himself from , which is a Jersey ShoreJersey Shore
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area community. Elias is the son of Nancy, a teacher and Pop Warner football coach, and Hector, a transportation consultant, and has three younger brothers.
Elias played Pop Warner football for the Lacey team, who retired his number 20. Elias rushed for 4,014 yards and scored 363 points for Lacey Township High School
Lacey Township High School
Lacey Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Lacey Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Lacey Township School District. The school opened its doors in September 1981. Residents of Lacey Township previously attended Central...
. As a student, he finished fifth in his graduating class of 278. As a football player, he was named an All-American by the Downtown Athletic Club
Downtown Athletic Club
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. In addition to football, Elias earned two varsity letter
Varsity letter
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s in wrestling.
College career
Sophomore season (1991)Elias debuted for the for on the opening day of the 1991 season, which was September 21 for Princeton, with 110 yards on 18 carries. His performance was part of a shutout
Shutout
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of the heavily favored 18–0. He earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on September 23. Two weeks later on October 5, he recorded his first 200-yard game and his first three-touchdown
Touchdown
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effort in a 30–21 victory over the . This earned him his first Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award. On October 19, he helped Princeton reach a 5–0 record with well over 100 yards from scrimmage
Yards from scrimmage
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and two touchdowns. He had just 67 yards rushing but had three receptions for 62 yards on one 76-yard scoring drive alone. On November 16, he had 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns in spite of two fumble
Fumble
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s and a wrist injury against to help Princeton reach a 5–1 Ivy League record as it headed towards a season-ending showdown with 5–0–1 . This earned him his second Ivy League Rookie of the Week award. The Tigers were defeated by a Jay Fiedler
Jay Fiedler
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-led Dartmouth team for the Ivy League Championship the following week however. He earned second team All-Ivy League recognition.
Junior season (1992)
Following their 1991 performance, the were Ivy League favorites. In a game that was believed to be a deciding factor in the conference championship outcome, Elias had 114 yards on opening day against in a 22–20 victory on September 19. The following week on September 26, Elias established the Princeton single-game rushing record with a 299-yard four-touchdown effort in a 38–35 victory against the , surpassing Homer Smith's 40-year-old 273-yard record. Elias received his second Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award after the match. Then on October 3, he rushed for 273 yards in a 44–33 victory over . In the game, he became the first Princeton runner to post back-to-back 200-yard games and the first Princeton runner to post three career 200-yard games. He repeated as Ivy League Offensive Player of the week. After three games he led all NCAA divisions in rushing with a 228.7 yards per game average, while Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
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led Division I-A, now known as Football Bowl Subdivision, with a 209.3 average. The total of 572 yards in back-to-back games established an NCAA Division I-AA record. By rushing for 139 in the subsequent game against on October 10, he tied the I-AA three-game rushing yard record of 711 yards. However, he injured his ankle and the subsequent week, he only rushed three times for two yards as Princeton fell to 4–1 by losing to on October 17. He was expected to be sidelined due to the injury when Princeton faced on October 24, but he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, leading Princeton to a 21–6 victory and a 3–0 conference record. On October 31, he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries against . That week he surpassed Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
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-winner Dick Kazmaier
Dick Kazmaier
Richard Kazmaier was an American football player for Princeton University from 1949 through 1951 and winner of the 1951 Heisman Trophy. As a halfback, kicker and quarterback, he ended his career third all time in Princeton history with over 4000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns...
for fourth place on the all-time Princeton career rushing yards list. On November 7, he rushed for 131 yards against as Princeton eliminated one of its one-loss conference foes from contention. He tallied 140 yards on 20 carries as Princeton clinched a share of the Ivy League title by moving to 6–0 with a victory over . In the game, he moved inherited the school single-season rushing yards record by moving his total to 1368, ahead of Judd Garrett
Judd Garrett
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's 1347. Despite a 207-yard two-touchdown rushing effort by Elias, Fiedler once again led to a season-ending victory over Princeton, this time for a share of the Ivy League championship.
Although Fiedler was named Ivy League Player of the Year, Elias was one of six other unanimous 1992 first-team All-Ivy League selections. Elias, however, was a I-AA All-American selection by organizations such as Kodak (selected by the American Football Coaches Association
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) and the Associated Press
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. His 157.5 yards per game earned him the 1992 NCAA I-AA statistical championship. Elias nicknamed his offensive line "The Beast" and called fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
Peter Bailey and tight end
Tight end
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Chris Beiswenger, "the Killer B's". In the offense, he usually was the tailback
Tailback
Tailback can mean:* Halfback * A line of motor vehicles caught up in traffic congestion; a traffic jam...
in the I formation
I formation
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.
Senior season (1993)
As a senior, Elias was elected co-captain
Captain (sports)
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and was considered the biggest media sensation on the campus in the past several years. enjoyed a third straight season-opening victory over on September 18. After falling behind 12–0 Elias contributed a 72-yard rushing touchdown and a 67-yard receiving touchdown as part of a 188-yard rushing day (259 all purpose yards). Elias earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. The following week Elias added 132 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Princeton defeated 21–7. On October 2, Elias scored touchdowns on Princeton's first four possessions, which helped Princeton build a 31–0 lead over . The final score was 38–0 as Elias tallied 185 yards on 29 carries. Elias again earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. On October 9, Elias broke Garrett's Princeton career rushing yard record of 3109 and his career touchdown record of 40 on a day when he rushed for 206 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 34–16 victory over . On October 16, despite missing the first two offensive series due to a hip pointer
Hip pointer
A hip pointer is a contusion on the pelvis caused by a direct blow to an iliac crest or hip bone. Contact sports are a frequent cause of this type of injury. The pain involved is due to the cluneal nerve that runs right along the Iliac Crest....
injury, Elias posted his tenth consecutive 100-yard game with a 160-yard one-touchdown effort in a 31–23 victory over , who established a Princeton opponent record by passing for 403 yards. At the midpoint of Princeton's 10-game schedule, Elias led the I-AA in rushing with a 172 yards per game average. On October 23 against , Elias rushed for 201 yards on 33 carries and ran for two touchdowns in a 21–110 victory for the undefeated Tigers. Despite his efforts he lost the I-AA rushing lead to Tony Vinson by a 177–176.7 margin. Elias responded with a 226-yard effort on October 30 against as Princeton moved to 7–0 and 4–0 in conference. The effort earned Elias his sixth and final career Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award. The game set up a November battle of unbeatens against on November 6. In the contest, Penn held Elias to just 59 yards on 15 carries, as Penn took over the Ivy League lead with a 30–14 victory. On November 13, as Princeton clung to hopes of at least a share of the Ivy League title, Elias rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries in a 28–7 victory over . Elias broke Garrett's 4,510-yard school career all-purpose yards record with a 4,529 total and extended his own single-season touchdowns (19) and points (116) records. On November 20, Elias rushed for 188 yards to help Princeton build a 22–8 fourth quarter lead that did not stand up to Fiedler who led to its third consecutive season-ending victory over Princeton. That November, Vinson set the current I-AA record for yards gained in two consecutive games (691), a record Elias had set the prior season. Vinson set the single-game and single-season rushing yards record and won the season statistical championship over Elias. Elias finished second in single-season yards per game to Vinson.
Elias beat out Fiedler and Jim McGeehan (quarterback of the undefeated Penn team) for the Asa S. Bushnell
Asa Bushnell
Asa Smith Bushnell III was the first commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, serving from 1938 to 1970 , and was board member and secretary of the United States Olympic Committee, editing, co-editing and/or writing "Olympic Books" at least from 1948-65...
Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year. He also repeated as an All-American selection. He was recognized as one of fifteen scholar athletes by the National Football Foundation
National Football Foundation
The National Football Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1947 by General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army Black Knights football coach Earl "Red" Blaik and journalist Grantland Rice...
, earning an $18,000 ($ today) postgraduate scholarship. Elias retired as the NCAA FCS career recordholder in rushing yards per game (140.3) and points per game (10.7), having surpassed Mike Clark of Akron
Akron Zips football
The University of Akron Zips are a college football program representing the University of Akron that competes in NCAA Division I FBS Mid-American Conference football...
(133, 1984–86) and Joel Sigel of Portland State (9.3, 1978–80). His yardage record was surpassed in 1995 by Arnold Mickens of Butler who is the current recordholder with 190.7 yards per game. His points record was eclipsed in 1998 by Aaron Stecker
Aaron Stecker
Aaron Stecker is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Western Illinois....
, Western Illinois with an 11.7 average.
Upon the completion of his career, his name was listed atop many All-time lists in the Ivy League record book. He also retired second to Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro is an American former football player turned actor.-Football career:Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights....
in numerous categories (Career rushing yards, Ivy career rushing yards, single-season rushing yards, Single-Ivy season rushing yards, career 200-yard games, single-season 200-yard games, career rushing touchdowns, Ivy career rushing touchdowns, single-season rushing touchdowns, Ivy career points, single-season points, single Ivy season points, Ivy career touchdowns, single-season touchdowns, single-Ivy season touchdowns, career all-purpose yards). However, many of his and Marinaro's records have been surpassed. Elias surpassed Marinaro for career points and tied with him for touchdowns, but both records were bettered by Nick Hartigan. He also passed Marinaro in single-season all-purpose yards in 1993 by a 1939–1932 margin but was surpassed by Johnathan Reese in 2000. He continues to be the only Ivy Leaguer to have two 1500-yard seasons. He retired with 4 I-AA records and 21 school records including rushing (4,208 yards), rushing touchdowns (49), yards rushing per game (140.3), carries (736), carries per game (24.5), yards per carry (5.72), all-purpose yards (4,739), overall touchdowns (52) and points (320). He also retired with 21 100-yard rushing games and seven 200-yards games.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft1994 NFL Draft
The 1994 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 1994. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
, Elias signed with the Giants
1994 New York Giants season
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. The 1994 NFL season
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...
was the first year that rosters expanded to 53, and Elias made the roster out of training camp. He made the roster ahead of 1994 third round draft choice running back Gary Downs
Gary Downs
Gary McLinton Downs, Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Atlanta Falcons...
. That season he was originally assigned the number 25, but he eventually took the number 20. On September 11, 1994 against the Arizona Cardinals
1994 Arizona Cardinals season
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, Elias sprained his ankle ankle. The injury hampered him for several weeks. After two games of special team duties, he spent the remainder of the season on the inactive list. Following the season, he was left unprotected in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft
1995 NFL Expansion Draft
The 1995 National Football League Expansion Draft was held on February 15, 1995. The two new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises. Existing NFL teams made six players available, and the new...
to stock the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
and Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. When the Giants lost the second of their unprotected players in the draft they made Elias unavailable.
Entering the 1995 NFL season
1995 NFL season
The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars...
, Elias was not expected to make the 1995 team
1995 New York Giants season
The 1995 New York Giants season was the 71st season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 5–11 record.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...
. However, in the first preseason game, he scored the Giants' only touchdown, and the next week he ran for 77 yards on just 12 carries; After two preseason games, he led the Giants roster of running backs that included Rodney Hampton
Rodney Hampton
Rodney Craig Hampton born April 3, 1969 in Houston, Texas, is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 215 lbs. running back from the University of Georgia by way of Kashmere High School in...
, Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
Herschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League...
, Kenyon Rasheed
Kenyon Rasheed
Kenyon Rasheed is a former National Football League running back for the New York Giants.Kenyon was born August 23, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, he attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played football for four years...
, Downs, Charles Way
Charles Way
Charles Christopher Way, also known as Charles "Get Out of My" Way is a former professional American football halfback in the National Football League for five seasons for the New York Giants....
, and Tyrone Wheatley
Tyrone Wheatley
Tyrone Anthony Wheatley is the running backs coach at Syracuse University and a former professional American football player who played 10 seasons in the National Football League and was one of the most successful high school and collegiate athletes in Metropolitan Detroit history...
in rushing with 123 yards. The following week he blocked a punt that the Giants recovered for a touchdown and scored the winning two-point conversion
Two-point conversion
In American and Canadian football, a two-point conversion is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point convert immediately after it scores a touchdown...
. After three preseason games, Elias had moved from likely to be released to almost a lock to make the team. Elias finished the preseason as the team's leading rusher with 214 yards on 37 carries and made the team. Elias again contributed on special teams, but in the first ten games, he only had ten yards on four carries. Late in the season, Elias moved into the role of the first man off the bench to spell Hampton who was the starter in place of Wheatley who had held the role early in the season. He finished the season with 10 rushes for 44 yards and 9 receptions for 69 yards. Following the season, the Giants opted to release Walker and expected to be unable to resign Hampton. That season, Elias' popularity made him one of the most sought after public speakers on the team and earned him nearly $50,000 ($).
Elias entered the 1996 NFL season
1996 NFL season
The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end...
as the likely third down back for the 1996 team
1996 New York Giants season
The 1996 New York Giants season was the 72nd season for the club in the National Football League. With a 6–10 record, the Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...
. In 1995 no one had emerged to replace Dave Meggett
Dave Meggett
David Lee Meggett is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants , New England Patriots , and the New York Jets . He played college football at Morgan State University and Towson University...
in that role. Elias again had strong preseason performances. In one early August exhibition game he scored two touchdowns. By August 22, he led the Giants in preseason carries. He entered the season as the first option third down back, ahead of Wheatley. In the September 30 contest against the Minnesota Vikings
1996 Minnesota Vikings season
1996 was the 36th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 77th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.DraftRound 1 - Duane Clemons - LB - California...
, John Randle
John Randle
John Anthony Randle played defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. On February 6, 2010 he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Born in Mumford, Texas, Randle was raised poor, and worked odd jobs when he was young. His brother Ervin Randle played as...
picked fights with some of the Giants, including Elias. Elias suffered turf toe
Turf toe
A metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain is an injury to the joint and connective tissue between the foot and one of the toes. When the big toe is involved, it is known as "turf toe".-Causes:...
in that game and it affected him in the next as well. He also had an October ankle injury, which consisted of both a sprain
Sprained ankle
A sprained ankle, also known as an ankle sprain, twisted ankle, rolled ankle, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn.-Cause:...
and a bone chip. That injury kept him out of the lineup, making Wheatley the third down back by default. Elias did not get his third down role back until mid-November. When he finally returned to this role, he was able to perform as needed. However, he was soon suffering from a torn posterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
The posterior cruciate ligament is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It connects the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the medial condyle of the femur...
and a damaged meniscus
Meniscus
The meniscus is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or another object, caused by surface tension. It can be either convex or concave. A convex meniscus occurs when the molecules have a stronger attraction to each other than to the material of the...
in need of surgery and was lost for the season. He had immediate November surgery, which revealed that the ligament was 90% torn, but would heal on its own. It kept him out of the lineup for the rest of the season, however. He finished the season on injured reserve. During the offseason, he got involved as a narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
for the Westchester Philharmonic
Westchester Philharmonic
The Westchester Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Westchester County, NY. The orchestra performs in the concert hall of the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College....
. As the Giants prepared for the 1997 NFL Draft
1997 NFL Draft
The 1997 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that...
they attempted to resign Elias.
In 1997, he earned the Unsung hero award from the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Elias did not play for the Giants
1997 New York Giants season
The 1997 New York Giants season was the team's 73rd season in the National Football League. On January 15, Jim Fassel was named as the fifteenth coach in club history. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 6–10, winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time...
during the 1997 NFL season
1997 NFL season
The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee...
, and he did not sign with the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
until the 1998 NFL season
1998 NFL season
The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.The Tennessee Oilers moved their home games from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, still awaiting construction on a new stadium in Nashville.This was the first season that CBS...
. He had an offer from the 1997 Carolina Panthers
1997 Carolina Panthers season
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, but he tested the market too long and lost it. He spent 1997 coaching his high school alma mater's football team where his brother, Greg, was playing. He was the running backs and special teams coach. After three seasons with the Giants he served as special teams captain with the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. He also served as the backup to Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
Marshall William Faulk is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League. He is currently an analyst for NFL Total Access, Thursday Night Football, and NFL GameDay Morning on the NFL Network...
and Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin Tyree James is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fourth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami....
. The Colts
1999 Indianapolis Colts season
The 1999 Indianapolis Colts season was the 47th season for the team in the National Football League and 16th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1999 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and won the AFC East...
resigned him to a second one-year contract for the 1999 NFL season
1999 NFL season
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...
. He scored the game-winning touchdown in the final preseason game on September 2. Following the season he was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct
Disorderly conduct
Disorderly conduct is a criminal charge in most jurisdictions in the United States. Typically, disorderly conduct makes it a crime to be drunk in public, to "disturb the peace", or to loiter in certain areas. Many types of unruly conduct may fit the definition of disorderly conduct, as such...
and resisting arrest
Resisting arrest
Resisting arrest is a term used to describe a criminal charge against an individual who has committed, depending on the jurisdiction, at least one of the following acts:* threatening a police officer with physical violence while being arrested...
at a barroom brawl in . His 20-year-old brothers Brian and Gregory as well as New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
Wayne Chrebet
Wayne Chrebet
Wayne Chrebet is a former football player who played 11 seasons as a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the NFL from 1995 to 2005.- High school and college career :...
were also arrested. Elias jumped on a police officer who was attempting to handcuff one of his brothers. According to The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Brian Elias was engaged to Jennifer Chrebet, Wayne's sister, but the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
reported that they were married. When the case was heard in court, the three Elias brothers and Chrebet all pled guilty to a public nuisance
Public nuisance
In English criminal law, public nuisance is a class of common law offence in which the injury, loss or damage is suffered by the local community as a whole rather than by individual victims.-Discussion:...
violation and paid fines of $230 apiece. Chrebet pled guilty in absentia via a legal representative. After playing two years for the Colts on special teams, while rushing for 52 yards on 21 carries, Elias' veteran salary would not fit under the salary cap
Salary cap
In professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
for the 2000 team
2000 Indianapolis Colts season
The 2000 Indianapolis Colts season was the 48th season for the team in the National Football League and 17th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 2000 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, and finished second in the AFC East...
. Thus, Elias did not play in the NFL during the 2000 NFL season
2000 NFL season
The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000...
.
In November 2000, Elias attended the minicamp of the New York/New Jersey Hitmen
New York/New Jersey Hitmen
The New York/New Jersey Hitmen were a short-lived American football team based in Giants Stadium of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey....
of the XFL
XFL
The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWE...
who were scheduled to begin play the following February. He hoped to survive roster cuts as the team went from 70 men to a 38-man roster. Elias made the team as a backup running back. In the early season games, he saw plenty of action as a ball carrier, even though he was struggling with a knee injury. However, in March, he was placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
. Elias hasn't participated in a season since and during the season Elias prepared for life after football by writing screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s.
Personal
Elias is a devout Born Again Christian and is a lay leaderLay leader
A lay leader is a member of the laity in any congregation who has been chosen as a leader. Since lay leadership is not an ordained clerical office, the lay leader's responsibilities vary according to the particular tradition to which he or she belongs...
in Building On The Rock Community Church, in Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...
; which is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He has been a volunteer with Christian and youth outreach programs and vice president of development for the medical company Hemo Concepts Inc., in Eatontown, N.J.
In 2000, Elias married long time girlfriend Barbara Fury. The couple had dated since 1993. The couple divorced in 2004, and Barbara remarried. Elias is currently married to Christa Tafaro of Jackson Township, New Jersey
Jackson Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...
. Elias was an inspirational and motivational speaker and an aspiring writer. On occasion, he also instructs at the TEST Sports Football Academy in .
External links
- Ivy League Sports - Keith Elias
- Elias archive at The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- Keith Elias at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- Elias at NFL.com
- Elias at Databasefootball.com
- Personal speaking website
- Keith Elias at Building on the Rock Community Church