Ellis T. Johnson

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.

Ellis T. Johnson
Biographical details
Born(1910-08-08)August 8, 1910
Morehead, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1990(1990-08-05) (aged 79)
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1932Kentucky
Basketball
1930–1933Kentucky
Baseball
1931Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1952Morehead State
Basketball
1936–1943Morehead State
1947–1952Morehead State
1963–1969Marshall
Baseball
1941Morehead State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–1953Morehead State
Head coaching record
Overall54–44–10 (football)
252–247 (basketball)

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.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding
Morehead State Eagles (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941)
1936 Morehead State 4–1–24–1–210th
1937 Morehead State 7–14–17th
1938 Morehead State 5–1–12–1–113th
1939 Morehead State 6–22–214th
1940 Morehead State 3–2–21–1–217th
1941 Morehead State 3–40–330th
Morehead State Eagles (Independent) (1942–1947)
1942 Morehead State 4–1–2
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Morehead State 6–1
1947 Morehead State 1–6–2
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1952)
1948 Morehead State 3–50–36th
1949 Morehead State 6–33–34th
1950 Morehead State 4–43–34th
1951 Morehead State 1–70–67th
1952 Morehead State 1–6–10–4–16th
Morehead State: 54–44–1019–28–6
Total:54–44–10

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Morehead State Eagles (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1943)
1936–37 Morehead State 14–3
1937–38 Morehead State 6–11
1938–39 Morehead State 16–8
1939–40 Morehead State 7–14
1940–41 Morehead State 11–7
1941–42 Morehead State 12–10
1942–43 Morehead State 12–7
Morehead State Eagles (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1948)
1945–46 Morehead State 13–8
1946–47 Morehead State 11–16
1947–48 Morehead State 10–17
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1953)
1948–49 Morehead State 14–92–77th
1940–50 Morehead State 12–105–64th
1950–51 Morehead State 14–124–75th
1951–52 Morehead State 11–143–95th
1952–53 Morehead State 13–123–7T–4th
Morehead State: 176–158 (.527)
Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1963–1969)
1963–64 Marshall 6–171–117th
1964–65 Marshall 4–201–117th
1965–66 Marshall 12–124–8T–5th
1966–67 Marshall 20–810–22ndNIT Fourth Place
1967–68 Marshall 17–89–32ndNIT First Round
1968–69 Marshall 9–153–9T–6th
Marshall: 68–80 (.459)28–44 (.389)
Total:244–238 (.506)

References
  1. "Ellis Johnson Big Blue bio". Retrieved August 10, 2011.
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