| 词条 | Riki Ellison |
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|HOF= |CollegeHOF= }} Riki Morgan Ellison (born August 15, 1960) is a former U.S. college and professional linebacker, who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and went by the name Riki Gray while in college at USC as an All-Pac-10 player in 1982. He is the first New Zealander to play in the NFL. College careerEllison was part of a USC Trojans team that went to two Rose Bowls and won a national championship. He graduated USC with a degree in International Relations with a graduate emphasis on Defense and Strategic Studies. Professional careerThe NFL San Francisco 49ers chose him with their fifth-round pick in the 1983 NFL Draft becoming the first ever New Zealander and Māori to play in Professional Football. Jerry Attaway, his conditioning coach at USC and (teammate) Ronnie Lott had convinced Bill Walsh to select him in the draft. Ellison won three Super Bowls during his seven years with the 49ers.[1] He was drafted alongside a pair of future Pro Bowlers, running back Roger Craig and center/guard Jesse Sapolu. 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.[2] He played his final three seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders. In 2017, Ellison was inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Missile Defense Advocacy AllianceIn 2002, Ellison launched the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, a non-profit organization.[3] Youth Impact ProgramIn 2005, Ellison founded the Youth Impact Program for disadvantaged and at-risk adolescent boys in US inner cities. It partners with universities, the U.S. Marine Corps, local NFL team, and public school teachers.[4] The U.S. Marine Corps also participates in YIP by providing students with leadership and character development skills training and mentoring. PersonalEllison is of Māori descent Ngai Tahu born in Christchurch New Zealand. At eight, Ellison moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with his father, Dan, who went on to become an economic advisor to the United Nations. Shortly thereafter, Ellison's parents divorced and he relocated with his mother to Los Angeles, where she remarried Dennis Gray and moved to Beaver Creek Ranch, Rimrock, Arizona. Ellison went to high school in Tucson, AZ. The Ellison family comes from a strong sporting background, he is related to professional rugby players Tamati Ellison and Jacob Ellison who both played in Super Rugby. His grandfather Edward Ellison played on the 1911 NZ Maori team and was awarded the OBE from Great Britain for his work as a Doctor in the Pacific. Thomas Ellison, his great-uncle, played for the first New Zealand rugby team to play in Great Britain in 1888 and 1889, and captained the first New Zealand team to play in Australia in 1893.[5] Ellison's son, Rhett, plays as a tight end for the NY Giants. References1. ^{{cite news|last=Farmer|first=Sam|title=EX-49ERS RECALL MOVE TO RAIDERS LOOKING BACK ON CHANGING LOYALTIES|date=October 8, 2000|newspaper=The San Jose Mercury News|page=1D|quote=Ellison 's views have softened on the 49ers, with whom he played from 1983 to '89 and earned three Super Bowl rings.}} {{Commons category}}{{1978 USC Trojans football navbox}}{{49ers1983DraftPicks}}{{Super Bowl XIX}}{{Super Bowl XXIII}}{{Super Bowl XXIV}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Riki}}2. ^{{cite news|last=Dufrense|first=Chris|title=He's Glad to Be an Ex-49er|date=September 20, 1990|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-20/sports/sp-1154_1_riki-ellison|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/67w4pmlWn?url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-20/sports/sp-1154_1_riki-ellison|archivedate=May 26, 2012|deadurl=yes|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/about/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors|publisher=Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance|accessdate=10 February 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.youthimpactprogram.org/about-us/|title=Youth Impact Program|accessdate=8 Feb 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Atholl|title=Ellison, Thomas Rangiwahia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2e7/ellison-thomas-rangiwahia|work=Dictionary of New Zealand Biography|publisher=Te Ara —the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=24 February 2013|date=30 October 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FLwUL1C0?url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2e7/ellison-thomas-rangiwahia|archivedate=24 March 2013|ref=harv|deadurl=yes|df=}} 11 : American football linebackers|USC Trojans football players|San Francisco 49ers players|Los Angeles Raiders players|New Zealand players of American football|Ngāi Tahu|Living people|1960 births|Sportspeople from Christchurch|Super Bowl champions|USC School of International Relations alumni |
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