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Frederick M. Ellis
	Fred "Fish" Ellis, 1927
Biographical details
Born	February 26, 1906; Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 19, 1967 (aged 61); Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1928	Tufts
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1953	Tufts
Basketball
1946–1953	Tufts
Head coaching record
Overall	25–34–6 (football); 74–75 (basketball)

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Frederick Melvin "Fish" Ellis (February 26, 1906 – July 19, 1967) was an American sportsman who played football, basketball, baseball, and track at Tufts University. He was also an athletics coach, administrator, and university professor at Tufts. Ellis is the namesake of Tufts' home football field, the Ellis Oval. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest athletes in Tufts history.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and playing career

Ellis was born in 1906 in Norwood, Massachusetts.^[1] His family moved to Gloucester and then to Medford, where Ellis attended Medford High School, graduating in 1925.^[1] Ellis entered Tufts University that fall, majoring in civil engineering.^[2] Ellis lettered in four sports – football, basketball, baseball, and track – at Tufts, from which he graduated in 1929.^[1] He was the first Tufts student to earn varsity letters in four sports.^[1] In the summers of 1928 and 1929, he played for Orleans in the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[4]^[5]

Ellis is best remembered for his time playing football.^[6] He played quarterback for the Tufts football team from 1926 to 1928, scoring a school-record 181 points.^[7] That record stood until 2016, when Shayne "Chance" Brady finished his Tufts career with 210 points.^[8] Ellis led the 1927 squad to an undefeated season, with the Jumbos posting a perfect 8–0 record.^[3]^[7]

Ellis' future wife, Dorothea Loughlin, attended Jackson College – the women's college associated with Tufts – from 1927 to 1931 and played on the Jackson baseball team.^[3]

Later life

For a period of time after graduating, Ellis coached at Dean Academy. His stint included a period of time during which the team assembled three consecutive undefeated seasons.^[9]

Ellis eventually returned to Medford and served as the head football coach at Tufts from 1946 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–34–6.^[7] He was also the head basketball coach from 1946 to 1953, tallying a mark of 74–75.^[10] In 1954, Ellis became a full professor and the chairman of Tufts' Department of Physical Education.^[6]^[11]

Death and honors

Ellis died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on July 19, 1967, at his home in Burlington, Massachusetts.^[12] He was survived by Dorothea and their two daughters, Faith and Susan, both of whom graduated from Tufts (as did their husbands).^[11]^[12] Dorothea passed away on October 14, 2011.^[13]

The football field at Tufts University was named in his honor as Frederick M. Ellis Oval at homecoming in 1969.^[2]^[14] The Frederick M. Ellis Prize Scholarship at Tufts is named in his memory.^[15] On April 21, 2018, Ellis was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Tufts University Athletics Hall of Fame.^[6]^[16]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1946–1953)
1946	Tufts	1–6
1947	Tufts	5–2
1948	Tufts	3–4–1
1949	Tufts	5–3–1
1950	Tufts	4–4–1
1951	Tufts	0–7–2
1952	Tufts	3–4–1
1953	Tufts	4–3
Tufts:		25–34–6
Total:		25–34–6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sauer, Anne; Branco, Jessica; Bennett, John; Crowley, Zachary (2000). "Ellis, Fredrick M., "Fish", 1906-1967". Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History. Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "'Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great". Tufts Journal. February 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Herlihy, Mark (Spring 2002). "Go Jumbos! A History of Tufts Athletics". Tufts Online Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ "Orleans". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. December 1, 1928. p. 7.
^ "BASEBALL ON SATURDAY NEXT". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 18, 1929. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c "First Class Inducted into Tufts Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday Night". Tufts University Athletics. April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tufts University Football Program Records". Tufts University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ Sweeney, Paul (Spring 2018). "Tufts All Stars". Tufts Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ "Expect Defeat". Biloxi Daily Herald. Associated Press. October 8, 1942. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ "Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records". Tufts University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Dixon, Linda J. (1979). "Cohen, the Oval and Alumnae Hall". High on the Hill: Tufts Then and Now (4th ed.). Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts" (PDF). The New York Times. July 20, 1967. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ "Tufts Mourns The Loss Of Dorothea M. "Dorie" Ellis, Matriarch of Jumbo Athletics". Tufts University Athletics. October 17, 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (2004). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry. New York: Crown Publishing Group. pp. 238. ISBN 978-1400050680.
^ Sauer, Anne; Branco, Jessica; Bennett, John; Crowley, Zachary (2000). "Frederick Melvin Ellis Prize, 1968". Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History. Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.
^ Samuels, Eddie (April 23, 2018). "Tufts inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class". The Tufts Daily. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[:0-1] Sauer, Anne; Branco, Jessica; Bennett, John; Crowley, Zachary (2000). "Ellis, Fredrick M., "Fish", 1906-1967". Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History. Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[tuftsjournal-2] "'Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great". Tufts Journal. February 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[:3-3] Herlihy, Mark (Spring 2002). "Go Jumbos! A History of Tufts Athletics". Tufts Online Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[4] "Orleans". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. December 1, 1928. p. 7.

[5] "BASEBALL ON SATURDAY NEXT". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 18, 1929. p. 7.

[:4-6] "First Class Inducted into Tufts Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday Night". Tufts University Athletics. April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[:1-7] "Tufts University Football Program Records". Tufts University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[8] Sweeney, Paul (Spring 2018). "Tufts All Stars". Tufts Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[9] "Expect Defeat". Biloxi Daily Herald. Associated Press. October 8, 1942. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[10] "Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records". Tufts University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[:2-11] Dixon, Linda J. (1979). "Cohen, the Oval and Alumnae Hall". High on the Hill: Tufts Then and Now (4th ed.). Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[nytimesobit-12] "Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts" (PDF). The New York Times. July 20, 1967. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

[13] "Tufts Mourns The Loss Of Dorothea M. "Dorie" Ellis, Matriarch of Jumbo Athletics". Tufts University Athletics. October 17, 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[14] Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (2004). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry. New York: Crown Publishing Group. pp. 238. ISBN 978-1400050680.

[15] Sauer, Anne; Branco, Jessica; Bennett, John; Crowley, Zachary (2000). "Frederick Melvin Ellis Prize, 1968". Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History. Medford, MA: Tufts University Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

[16] Samuels, Eddie (April 23, 2018). "Tufts inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class". The Tufts Daily. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018.

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 '''Frederick Melvin "Fish" Ellis''' (February 26, 1906 – July 19, 1967) was an American sportsman who played [[American football|football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], and [[track and field|track]] at [[Tufts University]]. He was also an athletics coach, administrator, and university professor at Tufts. Ellis is the namesake of Tufts' home football field, the [[Ellis Oval]]. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest athletes in Tufts history.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="tuftsjournal" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://emerald.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2002/athletics.html|title=Go Jumbos! A History of Tufts Athletics|last=Herlihy|first=Mark|date=Spring 2002|work=Tufts Online Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525040440/http://emerald.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2002/athletics.html|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Early life and playing career==
-Ellis was born in 1906 in [[Norwood, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /> His family moved to [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] and then to [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]], where Ellis attended [[Medford High School (Massachusetts)|Medford High School]], graduating in 1925.<ref name=":0" /> Ellis entered [[Tufts University]] that fall, majoring in civil engineering.<ref name="tuftsjournal">{{cite journal|date=February 2002|title='Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great|url=http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2002/february/tufts150/index.shtml|url-status=live|journal=Tufts Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525022723/http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2002/february/tufts150/index.shtml|archive-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Ellis lettered in four sports – football, basketball, baseball, and track – at Tufts, from which he graduated in 1929.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/E00017|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History|last=Sauer|first=Anne|last2=Branco|first2=Jessica|last3=Bennett|first3=John|last4=Crowley|first4=Zachary|publisher=[[Tufts University]] Press|year=2000|location=Medford, MA|chapter=Ellis, Fredrick M., "Fish", 1906-1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525023232/https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/E00017|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the first Tufts student to earn varsity letters in four sports.<ref name=":0" /> In the summers of 1928 and 1929, he played for [[Orleans Firebirds|Orleans]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Orleans | pages = 7 | newspaper = Yarmouth Register | location = Yarmouth, MA | date = December 1, 1928 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SYR%2F1928%2F12%2F01&id=Ar00719&sk=D773C7FB&viewMode=image }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = BASEBALL ON SATURDAY NEXT | pages = 7 | newspaper = Falmouth Enterprise | location = Falmouth, MA | date = July 18, 1929 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1929%2F07%2F18&id=Ar00713&sk=2D4347E1&viewMode=image }}</ref>
+Ellis was born in 1906 in [[Norwood, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /> His family moved to [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] and then to [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]], where Ellis attended [[Medford High School (Massachusetts)|Medford High School]], graduating in 1925.<ref name=":0" /> Ellis entered [[Tufts University]] that fall, majoring in civil engineering.<ref name="tuftsjournal">{{cite journal|date=February 2002|title='Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great|url=http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2002/february/tufts150/index.shtml|url-status=live|journal=Tufts Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525022723/http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2002/february/tufts150/index.shtml|archive-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Ellis lettered in four sports – football, basketball, baseball, and track – at Tufts, from which he graduated in 1929.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/E00017|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History|last=Sauer|first=Anne|last2=Branco|first2=Jessica|last3=Bennett|first3=John|last4=Crowley|first4=Zachary|publisher=[[Tufts University]] Press|year=2000|location=Medford, MA|chapter=Ellis, Fredrick M., "Fish", 1906-1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525023232/https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/E00017|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref> He was the first Tufts student to earn varsity letters in four sports.<ref name=":0" /> In the summers of 1928 and 1929, he played for [[Orleans Firebirds|Orleans]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Orleans | pages = 7 | newspaper = Yarmouth Register | location = Yarmouth, MA | date = December 1, 1928 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SYR%2F1928%2F12%2F01&id=Ar00719&sk=D773C7FB&viewMode=image }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = BASEBALL ON SATURDAY NEXT | pages = 7 | newspaper = Falmouth Enterprise | location = Falmouth, MA | date = July 18, 1929 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1929%2F07%2F18&id=Ar00713&sk=2D4347E1&viewMode=image }}</ref>
 Ellis is best remembered for his time playing football.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2017-18/HOF_2018Class_copy_2|title=First Class Inducted into Tufts Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday Night|date=April 22, 2018|work=[[Tufts University]] Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525041523/http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2017-18/HOF_2018Class_copy_2|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref> He played [[quarterback]] for the [[Tufts Jumbos football|Tufts football team]] from 1926 to 1928, scoring a school-record 181 points.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/fball/records|title=Tufts University Football Program Records|website=[[Tufts University]] Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525025318/http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/fball/records|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> That record stood until 2016, when Shayne "Chance" Brady finished his Tufts career with 210 points.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsmagazine.com/issues/magazine/2018/spring/tufts-all-stars|title=Tufts All Stars|last=Sweeney|first=Paul|date=Spring 2018|work=Tufts Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525041816/https://tuftsmagazine.com/issues/magazine/2018/spring/tufts-all-stars|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref> Ellis led the 1927 squad to an undefeated season, with the Jumbos posting a perfect 8–0 record.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />
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 ==Later life==
-For a period of time after graduating, Ellis coached at [[Dean College|Dean Academy]]. His stint included a period of time during which the team assembled three consecutive undefeated seasons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/biloxi-daily-herald-oct-08-1942-p-2/|title=Expect Defeat|last=[[Associated Press]]|first=|date=October 8, 1942|work=[[Sun Herald|Biloxi Daily Herald]]|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
+For a period of time after graduating, Ellis coached at [[Dean College|Dean Academy]]. His stint included a period of time during which the team assembled three consecutive undefeated seasons.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Expect Defeat|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/biloxi-daily-herald-oct-08-1942-p-2/ |work=[[Sun Herald|Biloxi Daily Herald]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 8, 1942 |access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
 Ellis eventually returned to Medford and served as the head football coach at Tufts from 1946 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–34–6.<ref name=":1" /> He was also the head basketball coach from 1946 to 1953, tallying a mark of 74–75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/mbkb/records|title=Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records|website=[[Tufts University]] Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525025905/http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/mbkb/records|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1954, Ellis became a full professor and the chairman of Tufts' Department of Physical Education.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00014/chapter/c13|title=High on the Hill: Tufts Then and Now|last=Dixon|first=Linda J.|publisher=[[Tufts University]] Press|year=1979|edition=4th|location=Medford, MA|chapter=Cohen, the Oval and Alumnae Hall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525030031/https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00014/chapter/c13|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Death and honors==
-Ellis died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on July 19, 1967, at his home in [[Burlington, Massachusetts]].<ref name="nytimesobit" /> He was survived by Dorothea and their two daughters, Faith and Susan, both of whom graduated from Tufts (as did their husbands).<ref name=":2" /><ref name="nytimesobit">{{cite news |title=Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts |author= |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1967/07/20/121587250.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 20, 1967 |accessdate=April 13, 2011}}</ref> Dorothea passed away on October 14, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2011-12/dorie|title=Tufts Mourns The Loss Of Dorothea M. "Dorie" Ellis, Matriarch of Jumbo Athletics|date=October 17, 2011|work=[[Tufts University]] Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525025457/http://gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2011-12/dorie|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref>
+Ellis died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on July 19, 1967, at his home in [[Burlington, Massachusetts]].<ref name="nytimesobit" /> He was survived by Dorothea and their two daughters, Faith and Susan, both of whom graduated from Tufts (as did their husbands).<ref name=":2" /><ref name="nytimesobit">{{cite news |title=Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1967/07/20/121587250.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 20, 1967 |accessdate=April 13, 2011}}</ref> Dorothea passed away on October 14, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2011-12/dorie|title=Tufts Mourns The Loss Of Dorothea M. "Dorie" Ellis, Matriarch of Jumbo Athletics|date=October 17, 2011|work=[[Tufts University]] Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525025457/http://gotuftsjumbos.com/general_news/2011-12/dorie|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref>
-The football field at Tufts University was named in his honor as [[Ellis Oval|Frederick M. Ellis Oval]] at homecoming in 1969.<ref name="tuftsjournal" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry|last=Corbett|first=Bernard M.|last2=Simpson|first2=Paul|publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1400050680|location=New York|pages=238|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/onlygamethatmatt00bern}}</ref> The Frederick M. Ellis Prize Scholarship at Tufts is named in his memory.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00011|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History|last=Sauer|first=Anne|last2=Branco|first2=Jessica|last3=Bennett|first3=John|last4=Crowley|first4=Zachary|publisher=[[Tufts University]] Press|year=2000|location=Medford, MA|chapter=Frederick Melvin Ellis Prize, 1968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525022850/https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00011|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 21, 2018, Ellis was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the [[Tufts Jumbos|Tufts University Athletics]] Hall of Fame.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2018/04/23/tufts-inducts-inaugural-hall-fame-class/|title=Tufts inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class|last=Samuels|first=Eddie|date=April 23, 2018|work=[[The Tufts Daily]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525041121/https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2018/04/23/tufts-inducts-inaugural-hall-fame-class/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref>
+The football field at Tufts University was named in his honor as [[Ellis Oval|Frederick M. Ellis Oval]] at homecoming in 1969.<ref name="tuftsjournal" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry|last=Corbett|first=Bernard M.|last2=Simpson|first2=Paul|publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group]]|year=2004|isbn=978-1400050680|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/onlygamethatmatt00bern/page/238 238]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/onlygamethatmatt00bern/page/238}}</ref> The Frederick M. Ellis Prize Scholarship at Tufts is named in his memory.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00011|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History|last=Sauer|first=Anne|last2=Branco|first2=Jessica|last3=Bennett|first3=John|last4=Crowley|first4=Zachary|publisher=[[Tufts University]] Press|year=2000|location=Medford, MA|chapter=Frederick Melvin Ellis Prize, 1968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525022850/https://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00011|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 21, 2018, Ellis was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the [[Tufts Jumbos|Tufts University Athletics]] Hall of Fame.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2018/04/23/tufts-inducts-inaugural-hall-fame-class/|title=Tufts inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class|last=Samuels|first=Eddie|date=April 23, 2018|work=[[The Tufts Daily]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525041121/https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2018/04/23/tufts-inducts-inaugural-hall-fame-class/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref>
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* {{Find a Grave|107406673}}
 {{Tufts Jumbos football coach navbox}}
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-[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
-[[Category:Baseball players from Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Basketball coaches from Massachusetts]]
-[[Category:Basketball players from Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Essex County, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:Tufts Jumbos athletic directors]]
 [[Category:Tufts Jumbos baseball players]]
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 [[Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States]]
 [[Category:College golf coaches in the United States]]
-[[Category:College men's track and field athletes in the United States]]
+[[Category:Tufts Jumbos men's track and field athletes]]
 [[Category:People from Burlington, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Gloucester, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Medford, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:People from Norwood, Massachusetts]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Norfolk County, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Coaches of American football from Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:Tufts University faculty]]
 [[Category:Tufts University School of Engineering alumni]]
 [[Category:United States Army Air Forces officers]]
+[[Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:Military personnel from Massachusetts]]