T. B. Ellis
American football and basketball coach
 Ellis c. 1949 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| 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.[1] (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.[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. 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.
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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–present)
# denotes interim head coach
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