Willie Ellison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1945
Place of Birth: Lockhart, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 11-Mar-2019
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Willie Ellison
- William Henry Ellison (November 1, 1945 – March 11, 2019) was an American football running back who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Sporting #33, he spent his first four seasons in the NFL as backup behind Larry Smith, before taking over as starting tailback in 1971.
- On December 5, 1971 against the New Orleans Saints he rushed 26 times for 247 yards thus breaking Cookie Gilchrist's pro football record of 243 yards.
- The NFL record at the time was held by Jim Brown, who ran 237 against the Los Angeles Rams in 1957.
- Ellison was subsequently named NFL Offensive Player of the Week by the Associated Press.
- Ellison went on to the Pro Bowl after the 1971 NFL season.
- He played college football at Texas Southern.
- He lived in Pearland, TX working as a substitute teacher in the Pearland ISD area. Ellison died on March 11, 2019.
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