Born Sept. 29, 1929, Englewood, N.J. Died Nov. 4, 1998.

An inspirational coach for 13 years at Jamaica (N.Y.) High School, Ellis moved to Princeton University in 1970 where he was head coach for 22 years. Among the star athletes he coached were Bob Beamon, former world record holder in the long jump, and USATF Chief Executive Officer Craig Masback. Under his tutelage, Princeton won 11 Heptagonal team titles in track plus another eight in cross country. Ellis was also men's head coach of the 1984 Olympic team and most recently the 1998 World Cup team. He served USATF in many capacities and was the organization's president from 1992 to 1996. An outstanding middle distance runner at New York University, he was third in the 1951 NCAA 880 and in 1950 won the Canadian indoor 1,000-yards title.