Rex Ellis

Herschell Rex Ellis


Born:
July 8, 1919
Greens Fork, IN

Died:
December 18, 2001
Pasadena, CA


Career
1934-35 Greens Fork High School - Indiana (High School)
1935-36 Greens Fork High School - Indiana (High School)
1937-38 Notre Dame (College)
1938-39 Notre Dame (College)
1939-40 Notre Dame (College)
1940-41 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1940-41 Rider University (College) Head coach
1941-42 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1941-42 Rider University (College) Head coach 

Born to William and Katie Ellis, Rex was a standout baseball and basketball player at Greens Fork HS and then at Notre Dame. After a couple years of minor league baseball and pro basketball, as well as being athletic director and coach at Rider College, Ellis would work for the FBI, and later became and attorney in California.

Minor League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ellis-001rex

Source:
Nettls Creek School Hall of Fame

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/rex-ellis/