John Elliott (defensive lineman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1944
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 11-Nov-2010
Profession: American football player
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Elliott (defensive lineman)
- John Elliott (October 26, 1944 – November 11, 2010) was an American college and Professional Football defensive tackle.
- He played collegiately for the University of Texas, and in 1967 was drafted by the American Football League's New York Jets.
- As a rookie, he started for the Jets in their defeat of the Oakland Raiders in the 1968 AFL Championship Game, and then in the third AFL-NFL World Championship Game, helping them defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in one of the AFL's greatest games.
- He played for the AFL's Jets through 1969, and then for the National Football League Jets from 1970 through 1973.
- Elliott played for the New York Stars of the World Football League in 1974.
- John Elliott died of cancer at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston on November 11, 2010.
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