Clarence Ellis
Appearance
Date of birth | February 11, 1950 |
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Place of birth | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Safety |
US 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 |
Career stats | |
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Clarence Ellis (born February 11, 1950) is a former American football safety with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round in the 1972 NFL Draft.
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.