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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 25em; line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial;">Riki Ellison</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG/200px-Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG/300px-Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG/400px-Riki_Ellison_at_CAFB_071128-F-0870P-002_crop.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1416" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ellison in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 35, 50</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-08-15</span>) </span>15 August 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">220 lb (100 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amphitheater_High_School" title="Amphitheater High School">Amphitheater</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a>, U.S.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983</a> / round: 5 / pick: 117</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a>–<a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">XIX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">XXIII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV" title="Super Bowl XXIV">XXIV</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">National champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1978_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1978 USC Trojans football team">1978</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams">All-Pac-10</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_All-Pacific-10_Conference_football_team" title="1979 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team">1979</a>)</li> <li>2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (<a href="/wiki/1980_All-Pacific-10_Conference_football_team" title="1980 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team">1980</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_All-Pacific-10_Conference_football_team" title="1982 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team">1982</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl</a> champion (1979, 1980)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">5.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliRi20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Riki Morgan Ellison</b> (born 15 August 1960) is a <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand-American" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand-American">New Zealand-American</a> former professional player of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> who was a <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> for ten seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He was known as <b>Riki Gray</b> while playing <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC Trojans</a>, earning <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams">all-conference</a> honors in the <a href="/wiki/Pac-10" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-10">Pac-10</a> 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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellison played for the Amphitheater Panthers in Tucson, Arizona, where he won a State Championship in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ellison was the first All American at Amphitheater High School, and in 1977, he won Arizona Player of the Year.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Ellison's jersey number, 35, has since been retired. Ellison is also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona" title="Pima County, Arizona">Pima County</a> Hall of Fame.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellison was part of a <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans" title="USC Trojans">USC Trojans</a> team that won two <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowls</a> in 1979 and 1980 and won a National Championship. Ellison was a four-year starter, beginning his Freshman year on the 1978 National Championship team.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from USC with a degree in international relations with a graduate emphasis on defense and strategic studies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> chose him with their fifth-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983 NFL draft</a> becoming the first-ever New Zealander and <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> to play in Professional Football. Jerry Attaway, his conditioning coach at USC and (teammate) <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a> had convinced <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(football_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Walsh (football coach)">Bill Walsh</a> to select him in the draft. That year, Ellison was named to the All-Rookie Team and the next season named on the All Madden Team and he was an alternate All-Pro at the end of his career with the Raiders. Riki Ellison played in the same defensive backfield alongside Ronnie Lott for 12 seasons at USC, 49ers and Raiders.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellison won three <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowls</a> during his seven years with the 49ers.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was drafted alongside a pair of future <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a> and centre/guard <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a>. In his final season with the 49ers in 1989, he broke his right arm in the final preseason game and was placed on the injured reserve list for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played his final three seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a>. </p><p>Ellison's career included winning 3 Super Bowls, playing in 5 championship games. </p><p>In 2017, Ellison was inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coach_at_T.C._Williams_High_School">Head coach at T.C. Williams High School</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head coach at T.C. Williams High School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2001, Ellison accepted the position of head football coach for <a href="/wiki/T.C._Williams_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="T.C. Williams High School">T.C. Williams High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a> (the same school featured in the 2000 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Remember_The_Titans" class="mw-redirect" title="Remember The Titans">Remember The Titans</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ellison declined to seek renewal of his contract, and resigned in March 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal">Personal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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At eight, Ellison moved to <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> with his father, Dan, who went on to become an economic advisor to the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>. Shortly thereafter, Ellison's parents divorced and he relocated with his mother to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, where she remarried Dennis Gray and moved to Beaver Creek Ranch, Rimrock, Arizona. Ellison went to high school in <a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a>. </p><p>The Ellison family comes from a strong sporting background, he is related to professional <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby</a> players <a href="/wiki/Tamati_Ellison" title="Tamati Ellison">Tamati Ellison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Ellison" title="Jacob Ellison">Jacob Ellison</a> who both played in <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a>. His grandfather <a href="/wiki/Ned_Ellison" title="Ned Ellison">Edward Ellison</a> played on the 1911 NZ Maori team and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal" title="King George V Silver Jubilee Medal">King George V Silver Jubilee Medal</a> in 1935 and was appointed an Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a> in 1938 for his work as a Doctor in the Pacific. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Ellison" title="Thomas Ellison">Thomas Ellison</a>, his great-uncle, played for the <a href="/wiki/1888%E2%80%9389_New_Zealand_Native_football_team" title="1888–89 New Zealand Native football team">first New Zealand rugby team to play in Great Britain</a> in 1888 and 1889, and captained the first New Zealand team to play in Australia in 1893.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Riki Ellison is married to Heather Ellison. They have four children and six grandchildren. Wesley Ellison Steward, Brooke Ellison Carney, Rhett Ellison and Troy Ellison. <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Ellison" title="Rhett Ellison">Rhett Ellison</a> was the Captain of the <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC football team</a> and was drafted into the NFL playing for 8 years as a tight end for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. </p><p>Ellison and 49ers teammates Lott, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a> were backup singers with <a href="/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News" title="Huey Lewis and the News">Huey Lewis and the News</a> on their 1980s singles "<a href="/wiki/Hip_to_Be_Square" title="Hip to Be Square">Hip to be Square</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I_Know_What_I_Like" title="I Know What I Like">I Know What I Like</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, NZ On Air made a documentary about Ellison titled <i>The Defender.</i><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riki_Ellison&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gaona, Daniel. 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"EX-49ERS RECALL MOVE TO RAIDERS LOOKING BACK ON CHANGING LOYALTIES". <i>The San Jose Mercury News</i>. p. 1D. <q>Ellison 's views have softened on the 49ers, with whom he played from 1983 to '89 and earned three Super Bowl rings.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+San+Jose+Mercury+News&rft.atitle=EX-49ERS+RECALL+MOVE+TO+RAIDERS+LOOKING+BACK+ON+CHANGING+LOYALTIES&rft.pages=1D&rft.date=2000-10-08&rft.aulast=Farmer&rft.aufirst=Sam&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARiki+Ellison" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDufrense1990" class="citation news cs1">Dufrense, Chris (20 September 1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-20-sp-1154-story.html">"He's Glad to Be an Ex-49er"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151213185006/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-20/sports/sp-1154_1_riki-ellison">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=He%27s+Glad+to+Be+an+Ex-49er&rft.date=1990-09-20&rft.aulast=Dufrense&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1990-09-20-sp-1154-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARiki+Ellison" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://usctrojans.com/news/2001/4/25/former_trojan_linebacker_takes_command_of_titans.aspx">"Former Trojan Linebacker Takes Command Of Titans"</a>. 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<a href="/wiki/Sam_Kennedy_(American_football)" title="Sam Kennedy (American football)">Sam Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Chuck Thomas (American football)">Chuck Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">61 <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Guy_McIntyre" title="Guy McIntyre">Guy McIntyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bregel" title="Jeff Bregel">Jeff Bregel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Collie" title="Bruce Collie">Bruce Collie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stover" title="Jeff Stover">Jeff Stover</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wallace_(American_football)" title="Steve Wallace (American football)">Steve Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fagan_(American_football)" title="Kevin Fagan (American football)">Kevin Fagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/Dwaine_Board" title="Dwaine Board">Dwaine Board</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" title="Bubba Paris">Bubba Paris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Pierce_Holt" title="Pierce Holt">Pierce Holt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/Harris_Barton" title="Harris Barton">Harris Barton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">80 <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award"><b>MVP</b></a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(American_football)" title="John Taylor (American football)">John Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Greer" title="Terry Greer">Terry Greer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Brent_Jones" title="Brent Jones">Brent Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Wilson (wide receiver)">Mike Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/John_Frank_(tight_end)" title="John Frank (tight end)">John Frank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Nicholas" title="Calvin Nicholas">Calvin Nicholas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Heller_(tight_end)" title="Ron Heller (tight end)">Ron Heller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">91 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Roberts_(American_football)" title="Larry Roberts (American football)">Larry Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">92 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Walsh</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hart" title="Tommy Hart">Tommy Hart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Holmgren" title="Mike Holmgren">Mike Holmgren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Lewis" title="Sherman Lewis">Sherman Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobb_McKittrick" title="Bobb McKittrick">Bobb McKittrick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McPherson_(American_football)" title="Bill McPherson (American football)">Bill McPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rhodes" title="Ray Rhodes">Ray Rhodes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Eric Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/wiki/Tim_McKyer" title="Tim McKyer">Tim McKyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tillman" title="Spencer Tillman">Spencer Tillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Sydney" title="Harry Sydney">Harry Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Pollard" title="Darryl Pollard">Darryl Pollard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardson_(American_football,_born_1961)" title="Mike Richardson (American football, born 1961)">Mike Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Henderson_(American_football)" title="Keith Henderson (American football)">Keith Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Chet_Brooks" title="Chet Brooks">Chet Brooks</a></span></li> 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title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Matt_Millen" title="Matt Millen">Matt Millen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fahnhorst" title="Jim Fahnhorst">Jim Fahnhorst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Hendrickson" title="Steve Hendrickson">Steve Hendrickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Keith_DeLong" title="Keith DeLong">Keith DeLong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Chuck Thomas (American football)">Chuck Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">61 <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Guy_McIntyre" title="Guy McIntyre">Guy McIntyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Burt_(American_football)" title="Jim Burt (American football)">Jim Burt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bregel" title="Jeff Bregel">Jeff Bregel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Tausch" title="Terry Tausch">Terry Tausch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Collie" title="Bruce Collie">Bruce Collie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wallace_(American_football)" title="Steve Wallace (American football)">Steve Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fagan_(American_football)" title="Kevin Fagan (American football)">Kevin Fagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/Rollin_Putzier" title="Rollin Putzier">Rollin Putzier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" 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