About Elton Veals
Lived 1961 – 2023 (aged 62). Elton Veals was an American american football player.
Elton Alvin Veals (March 26, 1961 – August 5, 2023) was an American professional football player who played running back for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life Elton Alvin Veals was born in Woodville, Mississippi. He attended Istrouma High School. After graduation he enrolled at Merritt Community College. Following his two years there he was involved in a controversial recruiting saga that ended up getting the University of Illinois placed on probation. Veals eventually enrolled in Tulane University in 1982 and played football for the Tulane Green Wave.
Professional career Veals was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eleventh round of the 1984 NFL draft. He played in fifteen career NFL games.
Death Veals died on August 5, 2023, at the age of 62.
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Who was Elton Veals?
American football player (1961-2023)
When was Elton Veals born?
Elton Veals was born on 26 March 1961 in Baton Rouge.
When did Elton Veals die?
Elton Veals died on 5 August 2023.
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Elton Veals was an american football player.
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Elton Veals was American.
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