Gene Ellenson
Ellenson (left) with Florida State coach Bill Peterson in 1961
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 21, 1921 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin |
| Died | March 17, 1995 (aged 73) Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1942 | Georgia |
| 1946 | Miami Seahawks |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1958 | Miami (assistant) |
| 1960–1969 | Florida (defensive coordinator) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1987 | Florida (Associate AD) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame | |
Eugene Ellenson (March 24, 1921 – March 17, 1995) was an American college and professional football player who became a college football coach. Ellenson played college football for the University of Georgia, and later was an assistant football coach for the University of Miami, and a defensive coordinator and athletic administrator for the University of Florida.
Ellenson was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in 1921. He attended Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he was standout high school football player for the Miami Stingarees.
Ellenson received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, where he played for coach Wally Butts' Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1940 to 1942. He was a starting senior lineman on the 1942 Bulldogs team that finished 11–1 and defeated the UCLA Bruins in the Rose Bowl, thus claiming a share of the 1942 national championship. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1943.
After graduation, Ellenson was inducted into the U.S. Army and served in the European Theater during World War II. During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, he was an infantry lieutenant who commanded the defense of a hill against repeated assaults by elements of the German army. Having taken and held the hill until relieved, he was one of only four survivors of his command. Ellenson was awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star for his actions under fire, and the Purple Heart for being wounded in combat.
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