The New Orleans Saints announced today that the club has named former NFL star wide receiver and 12-year coaching veteran Henry Ellard as the team's wide receivers coach. The announcement was made by Saints Head Coach Sean Payton. http://www.katc.com/news/saints-names-henry-ellard-wr-coach/
Henry Austin Ellard (born July 21, 1961) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983–1993), Washington Redskins (1994–1998), and the New England Patriots (1998). Ellard qualified for Olympic trials in 1992 with his 54.1 foot triple jump.[1]
[edit] High school and college Ellard attended Hoover High School in Fresno, California. He won the CIF California State Championships in the Triple Jump in 1979[2] For college, Ellard went across town to Fresno State University from 1979-82 where he set an NCAA record with 1,510 receiving yards in his final season. Ellard still holds the Fresno State record for touchdown catches, (25), and is third in receiving yards (2,947) and fourth in receptions (138).[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ellard
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