Ellis T. Johnson
American football player and coach
About Ellis T. Johnson
Lived 1910 – 1990 (aged 79). Ellis T. Johnson was an American baseball player, basketball coach and basketball player.
Ellis T. Johnson (August 8, 1910 – August 5, 1990) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field player and coach. He was a four-sport letter-winner at the University of Kentucky, playing basketball, football, baseball, and track and field. In 1933 he became Adolph Rupp's first All-American at Kentucky.
Johnson was the head coach of Morehead State University men's basketball, football, baseball, and track. He is Morehead's all-time winningest coach in football, with a 54–44–10 mark, and in basketball, where his teams went 176–158. Johnson also served as men's basketball head coach at Marshall University.
Head coaching record Football
Basketball
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Who was Ellis T. Johnson?
American football player and coach (1910-1990)
When was Ellis T. Johnson born?
Ellis T. Johnson was born on 8 August 1910 in Morehead, Kentucky.
When did Ellis T. Johnson die?
Ellis T. Johnson died on 5 August 1990 in Huntington, West Virginia.
What was Ellis T. Johnson's occupation?
Ellis T. Johnson was a baseball player, basketball coach and basketball player.
What nationality was Ellis T. Johnson?
Ellis T. Johnson was American.
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