(1949-07-03) July 3, 1949 (age 74) Brazoria, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:
George Washington Carver/Sweeny (Sweeny, Texas)
College:
Houston
NFL draft:
1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (1971–1974)
Houston Oilers (1975)
New England Patriots (1975)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1970)
Second-team All-American (1969)
All-Rookie (1971)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
70
Receiving yards:
1,116
Receiving TDs:
6
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Elmo Wright (born July 3, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the Houston Cougars, he became the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance.[1]
Wright was an All-American receiver for the Cougars and, somewhere during his collegiate career, he began the practice of "high-stepping" into the end zone at the end of long touchdown receptions. While this was no comparison to the antics later displayed by such famed celebrators as Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Ickey Woods or Terrell Owens, it was almost equally shocking at the time.
Following his college playing days, Wright went on to star for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He currently resides in Houston, Texas.[citation needed]
^Finley, Bill (2005-11-13). "Father of End-Zone Dance Explains His Happy Feet". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
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