Wilbert Ellis
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Wilbert Ellis is a baseball coach.
A native of Ruston, Louisiana
, Ellis was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association
(ABCA) Hall of Fame for his accomplishments to the game of baseball
on and off the diamond.
Following his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones
, both the Grambling State University
president and the head baseball coach from 1936 to 1977, Ellis led the Grambling Tigers to three SWAC Championships. He also guided the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances en route to a 737-463-1 career record. Coach has worn several hats over the course of his career. While at Grambling State University, Coach Ellis served as Head Baseball Coach along with stint as Athletic Director and Asst. AD. Ellis is also active during the NCAA Baseball Championships having served as Tournament Director for both the Regional and Super Regional tournaments. He also hosts a youth clinic annually in Omaha, Nebraska
during the College Baseball Word Series. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Friends of the Eddie Robinson Museum Commission, Coach Ellis is very active in his local church, Zion Travelers Baptist Church.
Coach Ellis was succeeded as Head Coach by his former assistant James “Sap” Randle, and current coach Barret Ray.
Some of his most notable players are Courtney Mitchell, Wesley Marshall, Andre LeGrier and Courtne Duncan.
A native of Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
, Ellis was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association
American Baseball Coaches Association
The American Baseball Coaches Association is a baseball coaching organization formed in 1945. It is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level.-History:...
(ABCA) Hall of Fame for his accomplishments to the game of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
on and off the diamond.
Following his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, Sr. , also known as Ralph W. E. Jones or Prez Jones, was from 1936 until his retirement in 1977 the second president of historically black Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana.-Background:The grandson of a slave, Jones was born in...
, both the Grambling State University
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
president and the head baseball coach from 1936 to 1977, Ellis led the Grambling Tigers to three SWAC Championships. He also guided the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances en route to a 737-463-1 career record. Coach has worn several hats over the course of his career. While at Grambling State University, Coach Ellis served as Head Baseball Coach along with stint as Athletic Director and Asst. AD. Ellis is also active during the NCAA Baseball Championships having served as Tournament Director for both the Regional and Super Regional tournaments. He also hosts a youth clinic annually in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
during the College Baseball Word Series. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Friends of the Eddie Robinson Museum Commission, Coach Ellis is very active in his local church, Zion Travelers Baptist Church.
Coach Ellis was succeeded as Head Coach by his former assistant James “Sap” Randle, and current coach Barret Ray.
Some of his most notable players are Courtney Mitchell, Wesley Marshall, Andre LeGrier and Courtne Duncan.