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Name	Keith Elias
First Name	Keith
Last Name	Elias
Occupation	Football Player
Birthday	February 3
Birth Year	1972
Place of Birth	New Jersey
Home Town	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Aquarius
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Barbara Fury , Christa Tafaro
Children(s)	Not Available

Keith Elias Biography

Keith Elias is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on February 3, 1972 in New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. He spent his final NFL season with legendary quarterback Peyton Manning.

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 ($31,858 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.

Following their 1991 performance, the 1992 Tigers 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 Cornell 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 Lehigh, 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 Lafayette. 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 Brown 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 Holy Cross on October 17. He was expected to be sidelined due to the injury when Princeton faced Harvard 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 Columbia. 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 Penn 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 Yale. 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 Dartmouth to a season-ending victory over Princeton, this time for a share of the Ivy League championship.

He married longtime girlfriend Barbara Fury in 2000, but got divorced in 2004; he then married Christa Tafaro.

After his NFL career he spent the 2001 season playing for the XFL’s New York/New Jersey Hitmen.

Keith Hector Elias (born February 3, 1972) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) and 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.

Keith Elias Net Worth

Keith is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Elias's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He starred at Princeton, where he set numerous Ivy League records.

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Source of Income	Football Player
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House	Living in own house.

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.

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.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In high school, he earned All-American honors at Lacey Township High School. 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) record holder 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 Tigers rushing and scoring records.

Who is Keith Elias Dating?

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After going undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft, 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. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Elias debuted for the Princeton 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 Cornell Big Red 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 Colgate Red Raiders. 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 fumbles and a wrist injury against Yale to help Princeton reach a 5–1 Ivy League record as it headed towards a season-ending showdown with 5–0–1 Dartmouth. 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.

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.

Top Facts about Keith Elias

1. Keith Elias played for Princeton University and the New York Giants.
2. He was a running back and special teams player.
3. Elias had 1,505 rushing yards in college.
4. He scored two touchdowns in his NFL career.
5. After football, he became a motivational speaker and author.
6. Elias has spoken to over 500 organizations worldwide.
7. He wrote the book “The Simplicity of Life” in 2018.
8. Elias is also a board member for several non-profit organizations.
9. He was born on February 3, 1972 in Lacey Township, NJ.
10. Elias earned a degree in psychology from Princeton University.

Facts & Trivia

Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Keith Elias celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

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 ($83,894).

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