Born: August 18, 1921 (Bluefield, WV)
Died: October 29, 2015 (Buckhannon, WV)
Education:
- B.S. West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1943
- M.A. West Virginia University, 1947
Served:
- Coach of Baseball
- Coach of Basketball
- Coach of Golf
- Athletic Director
Taught:
- Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Coach of Basketball 1950-1956
- Associate Professor of Physical Education and Coach of Basketball 1957-1960
- Professor of Health and Physical Education 1960-1986
- Professor of Health and Physical Education and Coach of Baseball Emeritus 1987-2015
Notes:
- 1942-67 Naval Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander
- 1944 (May) to 1945 (March) Commanding Officer on USS LCT 710, which landed elements of the 50th Signal Battalion on Utah Beach on D-Day (June 6, 1944) (LCT – Landing Craft Tank)
- 1944 (June) Made D-Day landing on Utah Beach, Normandy
- 1945 (June) Gunnery Officer on USS LCI 728 in Pearl Harbor, HI. (LCI – Landing Craft Infantry)
- 1947-50 U.S. Olympic Basketball Committee
- 1949 Taught and Coached at Martins Ferry High School
- 1986 – The Baseball Field at West Virginia was named in honor of Franklin Clay “Hank” Ellis. [1986 Sundial Spring/Summer p.13]
- 1959 West Virginia Coach of the Year in Basketball
- Named to the All-Time WVIAC Basketball Team as both a player and a coach,
- Member of the WV Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
Sources:
- Catalogs
- Murmurmontis
- Sundials