| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1910 Morehead, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1990 (aged 79) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1932 | Kentucky |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1933 | Kentucky |
| Baseball | |
| 1931 | Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1952 | Morehead State |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1943 | Morehead State |
| 1947–1952 | Morehead State |
| 1963–1969 | Marshall |
| Baseball | |
| 1941 | Morehead State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1936–1953 | Morehead State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–44–10 (football) 252–247 (basketball) |
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.
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]