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Pro Football Hall of Fame's Carl Eller and his Retired Players Association are exceedingly proud to announce its partnership with IBSP LLC and STRYDE. The RPA is dedicated to providing national advocacy and support for retired professional football players and their families. While our primary area of focus is to raise awareness and funding for ...

Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. Following each football season, the Carl Eller Award is given to the University of Minnesota's Defensive Player of the Year. In 1964, Eller was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. In 2003, he was named to the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good in the association's inaugural HOVG class.[8] In 2004, Eller was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[6] In 2006, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Eller, president of the NFL Retired Players Association, recently taught a course in the Twin Cities for former NFL players entitled Game Plan II about adjusting to life after football.