T. B. Ellis
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Vicksburg, Mississippi | May 26, 1912
Died | March 15, 2000 Hinds County, Mississippi | (aged 87)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1946–1951 | Jackson State |
Basketball | |
1949–1950 | Jackson State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24–21–3 (football) |
Tellis Burthorne Ellis Jr.[1] (26 May 1912 – 15 March 2000) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. He led the Tigers to a 24–21–3 record from 1946 to 1951 before being replaced by future College Football Hall of Fame coach John Merritt.[2][page needed] He was educated at Morehouse College and Boston University.[3][page needed]
A gymnasium and the football training facility on JSU's campus are named in his honor.[4]
References
- ^ "Jackson State University | Jackson State University News Room | Page 47". Jacksonstate.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ The Blue Book of College Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2013 – via Google Books.
- ^ Who's Who Among Black Americans. Retrieved August 1, 2013 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jackson State Athletics Facilities". JSUTigers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.