Former Amphitheater football player Riki (Gray) Ellison speaks in front of a crowd during a ceremony presenting the school with an NFL Golden Football on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Photo by Daniel Gaona / Arizona Daily Star
Daniel Gaona / Arizona Daily StarHe grew up in Australia and didn’t play football until the ninth grade. Two knee surgeries at USC deflated his draft value, but he played for three Super Bowl champions with the San Francisco 49ers and married a USC song girl.
Life after football: He is the founder and chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance in Washington, D.C.
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Former Amphitheater football player Riki (Gray) Ellison speaks in front of a crowd during a ceremony presenting the school with an NFL Golden Football on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Photo by Daniel Gaona / Arizona Daily Star
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