Ellis Gardner

{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ellis Gardner

| number = 75, 65

| position = Tackle
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|09|16}}

| birth_place = Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 257

| high_school = The McCallie School

| college = Georgia Tech

| draftyear = 1983

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 146

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1983}})
• Houston Oilers (1984)*
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1984}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 17

| pfr = GardEl20

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Ellis Peniston Gardner (born September 16, 1961) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, where he also lettered in Wrestling and Track while achieving a 3.6 GPA in Electrical Engineering. He was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1983 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}