Ellis Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellis Johnson
Occupation	Coach
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1951(1951-12-23)
Age	73
Birthplace	Winnsboro
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ellis Johnson Biography

Ellis Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Coach who was born on December 23, 1951 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States.

Johnson began his coaching career following his graduation from The Citadel in 1975, as the defensive ends coach at his alma mater under Bobby Ross in 1975. In 1976, Johnson accepted an assistant coaching position at Gaffney High School. He served as an assistant at Gaffney through the 1978 season before taking the defensive coordinator position at Spartanburg High School in 1979. After one season as defensive coordinator at Spartanburg, Johnson was promoted to head coach in 1980 and held the position through the 1981 season. As head coach he led the Vikings to a pair of playoff appearances and an overall record of 16 wins and eight losses (16–8). Johnson resigned his position to take the linebackers coach position at The Citadel.

After serving one season at The Citadel, on January 6, 1983, Johnson was named head coach at Gardner–Webb University. During his only season at Gardner–Webb in 1983, he led the Runnin’ Bulldogs squad to a five wins and six losses (5–6). He resigned his position on January 10, 1984, to become the defensive coordinator for Mack Brown at Appalachian State.

Ellis Johnson Net Worth

Ellis Johnson is one of the richest Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellis Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Laurens Ellis Johnson (born December 23, 1951) is an American football coach and former player. He was hired by Will Muschamp on December 8, 2015 to be an analyst for the University of South Carolina. He was the defensive coordinator at Auburn University. He served as head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in 1983, The Citadel from 2001 to 2003, and the University of Southern Mississippi in 2012.

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During his stint at South Carolina he signed Jadeveon Clowney; not only a five-star recruit, but also the No. 1 overall prospect of the 2011 class, basically throughout his senior year. In a live broadcast on ESPN on his eighteenth birthday—February 14, 2011—Clowney announced his commitment to South Carolina, selecting the Gamecocks over Clemson, Alabama, Louisiana State, and Florida State.[17][18] He was the third-straight South Carolina “Mr. Football” to sign with the Gamecocks, following in the footsteps of his South Pointe teammate Gilmore. Gilmore another one previously signed by Ellis Johnson.

Facts & Trivia

Lindsey Ranked on the list of most popular Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ellis Johnson celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

After his one season at Gardner–Webb, Johnson served as an assistant at Appalachian State, East Carolina and Southern Miss before being hired at Alabama by Gene Stallings for the 1990 season. At Alabama, Johnson served as linebackers coach and was on the staff that won the 1992 national championship. He resigned from Alabama after the 1993 season to become the defensive coordinator at Clemson. After three years at Clemson, Johnson returned to Alabama in January 1997 to serve as defensive coordinator for head coach Mike DuBose. He served at Alabama through the 2000 season when he was hired as head coach at The Citadel.