 Ellison in 2007 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | 15 August 1960 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Amphitheater (Tucson, Arizona, U.S.) | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 5 / pick: 117 | ||||||||
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Riki Morgan Ellison (born 15 August 1960) is a New Zealand-American former professional player of American football who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was known as Riki Gray while playing college football for the USC Trojans, earning all-conference honors in the Pac-10 in 1982. He is the first New Zealander to play in the NFL and the first New Zealander to win a Super Bowl. Ellison is also the founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and the Youth Impact Program.