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American football and basketball coach

T. B. Ellis
Biographical details
Ellis c. 1949
Born	(1912-05-26)May 26, 1912 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2000(2000-03-15) (aged 87) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1951	Jackson State
Basketball
1949–1950	Jackson State

Head coaching record
Overall	32–24–3 (football)

Tellis Burthorne Ellis Jr. (May 26, 1912 – March 15, 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. He was educated at Morehouse College and Boston University.

A gymnasium and the football training facility on JSU's campus are named in his honor.

References

"Jackson State University | Jackson State University News Room | Page 47". Jacksonstate.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
The Blue Book of College Athletics. 1968. Retrieved August 1, 2013 – via Google Books.
Matney, William C. (February 1978). Who's Who Among Black Americans. ISBN 9780915130160. Retrieved August 1, 2013 – via Google Books.
"Jackson State Athletics Facilities". JSUTigers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

v t e Jackson State Tigers head football coaches
John R. Pinkett (1911–1912) Jubie Bragg (1913) No team (1914–1919) Earnest Richards (1920) No team (1921–1922) Earnest Richards (1923) No team (1924) Belford Lawson Jr. (1925–1926) No team (1927) Belford Lawson Jr. (1928) Charles Clark (1929–1936) John H. Young (1937–1939) No team (1940–1945) T. B. Ellis (1946–1951) John Merritt (1952–1962) Edward Clemons (1963) Rod Paige (1964–1968) Ulysses S. McPherson (1969–1970) Robert Hill (1971–1976) W. C. Gorden (1976–1991) James Carson (1992–1998) Judge Hughes (1999–2002) James Bell (2003–2005) Daryl Jones # (2005) Rick Comegy (2006–2013) Harold Jackson (2014–2015) Derrick McCall # (2015) Tony Hughes (2016–2018) John Hendrick (2018–2019) Deion Sanders (2020–2022) T. C. Taylor (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Jackson State Tigers head basketball coaches
T. B. Ellis (1949–1950) Harrison Wilson Jr. (1950–1967) Paul Covington (1967–1986) John Prince (1986–1989) Andy Stoglin (1989–2003) Tevester Anderson (2003–2013) Wayne Brent (2013–2022) Mo Williams (2022– )

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