Education
University of Kansas.
University of Kansas.
He played in Super Bowl XXI for the Giants. He then played for the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. He retired after playing in Super Bowl XXVIII as a part of the Cowboys" winning team
Patterson accepted a scholarship from the University of Kansas, where he played cornerback until his senior season, when he was moved to defensive end and later switched back to cornerback.
New York Giants
He was selected in the tenth round of the 1984 USFL Collegiate Draft by the Jacksonville Bulls. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 1984 by the New York Giants.
Patterson"s nickname of "Toast" is a rather unflattering one that was given to him by Bill Parcells during his days as a Giant. The name comes from his knack for allowing wide receivers to make big plays while he was covering them.
He was surprisingly waived on September 15, 1987, after a Monday Night Football performance against the Chicago Bears where he had to leave the game in two occasions with leg cramps and his coverage was badly beaten by Willie Gault (it was later claimed that the night before he was out partying).
San Diego Chargers
After the players went on a strike on the third week of the 1987 season, those games were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. Patterson was signed to be a part of the San Diego Chargers replacement team He ended up playing well as the left cornerback starter, and was kept for the rest of the year, recording 8 additional starts.
After three inconsistent seasons, he was left unprotected in Plan B free agency in 1990.
Los Angeles Raiders
In 1990, he signed as a Plan B free agent with the Los Angeles Raiders. Although he was waived on September 3 and later re-signed, he became a special teams standout and earned the nickname Ghost.
He was a special teams captain for three years. Dallas Cowboys
On October 13, 1993, he was traded from the Oakland Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fifth round draft choice.
He played mainly on special teams and registered 13 special teams tackles (fourth on the team) and was a part of the Super Bowl XXVIII Championship team
After his successful career as an NFL defensive back he soon found success in coaching. In 2005 Patterson coached a middle school football team, the Lakewood Cougars, to a winning 5-2 season. Head Coach-Elvis Patterson / Assistant
Head Coach-Gregory Martin Junior.
(Greg Martin). Elvis Patterson defense coordinator, Gregory Martin, Junior. offensive coordinator came together and these coaches gave Northeast their first All-American/ All-State player (Kawann Parrish) along with two candidates for All-American, and their first winning season in twenty years. Regular season (3-4), Districts (0-3) due to technicalities.
In late 2009, early 2010, Elvis established a sporting events company, where he is Chief Executive Officer/Commissioner and Head Coach. His Assistant Head Coach/Company-Commissioner, Gregory Martin Junior. is his star pupil,(born 4-30-78) Kansas City, Missouri.
Elvis and Greg run football camps and provide training year round using fundamentals and demonstration to teach the youth.
