Elvis Peacock
1978 · Round 1 · Pick 20 · RB · Los Angeles Rams
Elvis Peacock was born in Miami and played at Miami Central. As a 212-pound high schooler he ran the 100-yard dash in 9.4 seconds. He was in Oklahoma's wishbone backfield on the 1974 and 1975 national title teams, running for 428 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman. He shared carries with Joe Washington, Horace Ivory, Kenny King and Billy Sims, and was second-team All-Big Eight in 1977. The Los Angeles Rams drafted him in the first round, 20th overall, in 1978. He played three seasons for the Rams and one for Cincinnati, finishing with 1,001 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. Tidbit: Buster Rhymes later said Peacock was his favorite player and part of why he chose OU. Pro Football Reference has a player page for him (linked below), but its stats weren't pulled for this bio. The Daily Oklahoman wrote on May 3, 1978 (NewsBank page 41): "Elvis Peacock, senior Oklahoma halfback, was selected in the first round by Los Angeles."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Peacock | https://grokipedia.com/page/Elvis_Peacock | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PeacEl00.htm | The Daily Oklahoman, May 3, 1978, page 41 (via NewsBank Oklahoman Collection, scanned page)