Shorty Ellsworth
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1881 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1963 (aged 82) Normal, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1901–1903 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904–1907 | Colorado Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–1–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Western (1902) | |
Alfred Chester "Shorty" Ellsworth (August 1, 1881 – August 19, 1963) was an American college football player and coach, mining engineer, and orchardist. 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]
Ellsworth was born on August 1, 1881, in Boston, to Henry and Ada Hurd Ellsworth. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1904 with a degree in engineering, and then attended graduate school at the Colorado School of Mines. Ellsworth married Lynette Lanyon in 1913, in Pittsburg, Kansas. He later operated mining properties in Colorado and Kansas before 1926, and then an orchard near Richmond, Illinois for 36 years. In 1962, Ellsworth and his wife moved to Normal, Illinois to live with their daughter, Amelia Harsha. He died on August 19, 1963, in Normal. Ellworth was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, Illinois.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Independent) (1904–1907) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Colorado Mines | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| 1905 | Colorado Mines | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| 1906 | Colorado Mines | 3–0–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Colorado Mines | 5–1 | |||||||
| Colorado Mines: | 17–1–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–1–4 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The University of Chicago Magazine, Volumes 1-2. University of Chicago. 1909. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Miners conquer Tigers in Brilliant Game". Golden Colorado Transcript. Newspaper Archives. November 21, 1907. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Chicago showed the most Improvement". The Inter Ocean. September 28, 1902. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Cap and Gown". University of Chicago. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Bloomington-Normal Deaths; Alfred Ellsworth". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. August 20, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football Record Book". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1881 births
- 1963 deaths
- 20th-century American engineers
- American orchardists
- American football centers
- American mining engineers
- Chicago Maroons football players
- Colorado Mines Orediggers football coaches
- Colorado School of Mines alumni
- People from Richmond, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Normal, Illinois
- Players of American football from Boston