Shorty Ellsworth Explained

Shorty Ellsworth
Birth Date:1881
Player Years1:1901–1903
Player Team1:Chicago
Player Positions:Center
Coach Years1:1904–1907
Coach Team1:Colorado Mines
Overall Record:17–1–4
Awards:All-Western (1902)

Alfred Chester "Shorty" Ellsworth (1881 – 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from 1904 to 1907.[1] [2]

Ellsworth played college football at the University of Chicago, lettering under coach Amos Alonzo Stagg from 1901 to 1903. He was captain of the 1903 Chicago Maroons football team.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The University of Chicago Magazine, Volumes 1-2. University of Chicago. 1909. October 6, 2019.
  2. News: Miners conquer Tigers in Brilliant Game. Golden Colorado Transcript. Newspaper Archives. November 21, 1907. October 5, 2019.
  3. News: Chicago showed the most Improvement. September 28, 1902. The Inter Ocean. October 7, 2017.
  4. Web site: Cap and Gown. University of Chicago. October 5, 2019.

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