Clarence Ellis
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Born: | Grand Rapids, Michigan | February 11, 1950
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Safety |
College | Notre Dame |
NFL draft | 1972, Round: 1 / Pick 15 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1972–1974 | Atlanta Falcons |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honors | 1971 All-American |
Clarence Ellis (born February 11, 1950) is a former American football safety with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He was the Falcons first pick in the 1972 NFL Draft.[1]
He played his college football at Notre Dame, where he was an All-American and part of the Fighting Irish team that defeated the previously undefeated Texas Longhorns in the 1971 Cotton Bowl game.
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