(1941-05-21)May 21, 1941 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died:
January 6, 2021(2021-01-06) (aged 79) Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)
HB, QB
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)
College
BYU
High school
Granite (South Salt Lake, Utah)
Career history
As player
1963
Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1962)
Retired #s
BYU Cougars No. 40
Career stats
Rushing yards
36
Rushing average
3.3
Passing completions–attempts
8–16
TD–INT
1–1
Passing yards
173
Receptions/receiving yards
3/40
Eldon Fortie (May 21, 1941 – January 6, 2021) was an American professional football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars. Dubbed "the Phantom" while at BYU, he was the first BYU football player to be named to a first-team All-American team.[1]
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EldonFortie (May 21, 1941 – January 6, 2021) was an American professional football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL)...
quarterback Jared Stephens and nose tackle Gavin Anae. In 1961, Eldon "The Phantom" Fortie became the school's first All-American, and in 1962, BYU moved...
the Air Staff (1993, 1996–1999). Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist. EldonFortie, 79, American football player (BYU Cougars, Edmonton Eskimos). Donald...
combined total of 197 to 170. The team's statistical leaders included EldonFortie with 814 passing yards, 1,149 rushing yards, 1,963 yards of total offense...
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combined total of 289 to 130. The team's statistical leaders included EldonFortie with 469 passing yards, 422 rushing yards, and 891 yards of total offense...
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