Frederick M. Ellis

Frederick M. Ellis
	File:Frederick M. Ellis.gif Ellis in 1938
Biographical details
Born	February 26, 1906; Norwood, Massachusetts
Died	July 19, 1967 (aged 61); Burlington, Massachusetts
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)

Frederick Melvin "Fish" Ellis (February 26, 1906 – July 19, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, athletics coach and administrator, and university professor. He served as the head football coach at Tufts University from 1946 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–34–6. Ellis was also the head basketball coach at Tufts from 1946 to 1953, tallying a mark of 74–75. He is the namesake of Tufts University's home football field, Ellis Oval.

Early life and playing career

Ellis was born in 1906 in Norwood, Massachusetts. His family moved to Gloucester and then to Medford, where Ellis attended Medford High School, graduating in 1925. He entered Tufts University that fall, majoring in civil engineering.^[1] Ellis lettered in four sports—football, basketball, baseball, and track—at Tufts, from which he graduated in 1929. He was the first Tufts student to earn varsity letters in four sports. Ellis played quarterback on the football team from 1926 to 1928, and scored a school-record 181 points. His punt of 76 yards in 1927 was also the longest in Tufts history.

Death, family, and honors

Ellis died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on July 19, 1967 at his home in Burlington, Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife, Dorothea, and couple's two daughters, Faith and Susan, who both graduated from Tufts.^[2] The football field at Tufts University was named in his honor as Frederick M. Ellis Oval at homecoming in 1969.^[1] The "Frederick M. Ellis Prize Scholarship" at Tufts is named in his memory.

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
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

References

^ ^a ^b "'Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great". Tufts Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ "Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts". The New York Times. July 20, 1967. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

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[tuftsjournal-1] "'Fish' Ellis: all-time Tufts athletic great". Tufts Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

[nytimesobit-2] "Prof. Frederick Ellis Dies; Set Football Marks at Tufts". The New York Times. July 20, 1967. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

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