Morehead State University Athletics

Ellis Johnson coached football for 14 years and basketball for 15 years at Morehead State. He coached basketball from 1936-43 and again from 1945-53. He coached football from 1936-52. He was known as one of the greatest coaches of his era.

Johnson coached the football Eagles to a record of 54-44-10 while his basketball marks was 176-158 for a total of 230 wins at MSU. His best year as the football coach came in 1937 when the Eagles went 7-1. Only three teams scored on MSU that year. His best basketball season came during the 1937-37 campaign when the Eagles finished 16-8.

In addition to being named to the MSU Hall of Fame, Johnson has been inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame and was the first inductee into the Ashland (Ky.) Hall of Fame.