One of the fastest big backs of the 1970s college football scene, Peacock clocked a 9.4 second 100-yard dash while weighing 212 pounds and still in high school.
[1] Recruited out of Miami Central High School in Florida, Peacock saw action in the Wishbone offense run by head coach Barry Switzer.
Oklahoma was led by quarterback Steve Davis, and star running back Joe Washington.
With Joe Washington drafted by the Baltimore Colts and Steve Davis graduated, Dean Blevins took over at quarterback.
With now Ivory gone, drafted by the New England Patriots, Peacock teamed with Kenny King to give the Sooners one of the most potent running games in college football.
Peacock, who'd been drafted in the first round, found himself again in the pros in a crowded running back room that included Jim Jodat and Wendell Tyler.
His son, Elvis Peacock Jr, never knew his father had played in the NFL until his second grade teacher told him.
Though Elvis Peacock's son never played sports, he did go on to manage a successful Red Lobster in Oklahoma City.