Donald Kay Ellersick 

Football Career


Newport High School, Washington

Newport High School football field named after Don Ellersick dedicated fall 1996.  Words above by Mick Schultz.

Washington State College

 

LOOKING BACK: Apple Cup MVPs (1956-2001)
Spokesman Review, The (Spokane),  Nov 22, 2002  by Compiled by staff writer John Blanchette

Year Score Details

1956 UW 40, WSU 26 Mike McCluskey (UW) 11-133 rushing, 56- yard TD

1957 WSU 27, UW 7 Don Ellingsen (WSU) 8 catches for 82 yards, TD

1958 WSU 18, UW 14 Don Ellersick (WSU) 2 TD receptions, including 12-yard winner, interception, 2 fumble recoveries

1959 UW 20, WSU 0 Bob Schloredt (UW) 111 yards rushing, 72 passing, TD run

1960 UW 8, WSU 7 Don McKeta (UW) 18-67 rushing, winning PAT catch, converted 4thand-3 on that drive, took 10 stitches

1961 UW 21, WSU 17 Charlie Mitchell (UW) 19-98 rushing, 23-yd TD with 1:35 left for winner

Braveheart
Gary & Chuck Morrell   
Date: 09/29/1999
Record-setting Cougar fullback and Hollywood veteran today battles to save
lives in wake of personal tragedy.  

By JOHN C. WITTER
Cougfan.com Senior Editor


"Morrell's 1958 Cougar team is generally considered one of the five greatest
to ever don the Crimson and Gray. Teammates included legendary Crimson
Soldiers such as Gail Cogdill, Keith Lincoln, Marv Nelson, Donnie Ellingsen,
Bill Steiger, Bobby Newman, Don Ellersick, and Hugh Campbell.

Coached by passing guru Jim "Suds" Sutherland, the '58 Cougs went 7-3 and
were invited to play in the Sugar Bowl. Under Pacific Coast Conference rules,
acceptance hinged on unanimous consent from fellow PCC schools. Spiteful UCLA
and USC voted no. Not wanting to rock the conference boat, WSC President E.
Clement French sheepishly told Sugar Bowl officials no thanks. Ironically,
PCC overlords voted eight months later to boot WSU, Oregon, Oregon State and
Idaho out of the conference and reorganize as the Athletic Association of
Western Universities. Thus, French's Sugar Bowl decision ranks as the most
notorious "fumble" in Cougar football history. And it robbed the '58 squad of
its rightful place in Cougar lore.

Following the '58 season, accolades rained down on Morrell. He was named
first-team fullback on both the all-conference and all-West Coast squads and
was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl along with Steiger. In addition,
Morrell was selected for the original Copper Bowl, a college all-star game in
Phoenix.

Despite his considerable feats on offense, which also included a two-TD
performance in the Cougars' 34-12 drubbing of Nebraska in 1957, Morrell
points to the other side of the ball when recalling his personal best as a
Coug.

"In the '58 game against the Huskies, we were holding on to a slim four-point
lead," he recalled. "I was playing outside linebacker and stopped them on
three separate third-and-short runs late in the game."

The Cougars defeated their arch-rivals 18-14 that day. Afterward, teammates
and Dawgs alike pointed to Morrell's defensive heroics as the difference in
the contest."

Since the Senior Bowl's inception in 1950, a total of 3,705 players have participated in the contest, a select group which includes 25 Pro Football Hall of Famers such as Walter Payton, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Frank Gifford and Joe Namath, as well as many of the NFL's biggest current stars such as Steve McNair, Donvovan McNabb, Brett Favre and  Brian Urlacher, just to name a few.

Listed below are the names of every single player to don the Senior Bowl jersey, arranged by the schools for which they played.  They are names which represent the very best in football success and names which have represented 249 different colleges and universities since 1950. They also help to further demonstrate the legacy of football excellence which has defined the Senior Bowl for the past 55 years.

Please direct any changes or additions to srbowl@seniorbowl.com.

WASHINGTON STATE (29)
> ‘59 - Chuck Morrell, B
> Bill Steiger, B
> ‘60 - Gail Cogdill, E
> Don Ellersick, B
> ‘62 - Mel Melin, B
> Pete Schenck, B
> ‘75 - Andrew Jones, RB
> Geoff Reece, OL
> ‘78 - Kenny Greene, DB
> ‘84 - Dan Lynch, OL
> Keith Millard, DL
> Eric Williams, DL
> ‘85 - Dan Lynch, OL
> ‘86 - Rueben Mayes, RB
> Mark Rypien, QB
> ‘88 - Brian Forde, LB
> ‘95 - Mark Fields, LB
> Torey Hunter, DB
> Don Sasa, DL
> ‘96 - Dwayne Sanders, DL
> ‘97 - James Darling, LB
> Scott Sanderson, OL
> ‘98 - Jeff Banks, P
> Leon Bender, DL
> Dorian Boose, DL
> ‘02 - Nakoa McElrath, WR
> Raonall Smith, LB
> Lamont Thompson, DB
> ‘03 - Marcus Trufant, DB

Professional Career =
 

1960 NFL Player Draft
Round 6
Rd (OV) Team Name College
1 (61) CHC Jacky Lee Cincinnati
2 (62) LAM Jerry Stalcup Wisconsin
3 (63) DET Gail Cogdill Washington State
4 (64) WAS Dave Hudson Florida
5 (65) GNB Mike Wright Minnesota
6 (66) LAM Don Ellersick Washington State
7 (67) PHI Emmett Wilson Georgia Tech
8 (68) CHI Ed Kovac Cincinnati
9 (69) CLE Bob Khayat Mississippi
10 (70) SFO Ola Lee Murchison Pacific
11 (71) BLC Al Bansavage USC
12 (72) NYG George Blair Mississippi
 

1960 Draft from Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft: Date unknown
AFL Draft: November 22, 1959 (First selections) and and December 2, 1959 (Second selections)

Round. Last Name, First Name, Position, College, Selected Overall

Los Angeles Rams
1. Cannon, Billy, B, LSU, 1
2. Choice to ChiC
3. Britt, Charley, QB, Georgia, 25
Atkins, Pervis, HB, New Mexico State [from Pit] 30
4. Choice to ChiC
5. Janerette, Charley, T, Penn State, 49
6. Stalcup, Jerry, G, Wisconsin, 62
Ellersick, Don, E, Washington State [from Pit] 66
7. Morrison, Ron, T, New Mexico, 73
8. Dale, Carroll, E, Virginia Tech, 86
9. Luster, Marv, E, UCLA, 97
10. McClinton, Curtis, HB, Kansas, 110
11. Young, Ken, HB, Valparaiso, 121
12. Brown, Doug Pat, G, Fresno State, 134 F
13. Jones, James, E, SMU, 145
14. Stanger, Harold, C, North Texas State, 158
15. Rakowski, Harrry, C, Citadel, 169
16. Kaczmarek, Don, T, North Dakota, 182
17. Congedo, Emanuel, E, Villanova, 193
18. Gates, Tom, B, San Bernardino Valley Col., 206
19. Boeke, Jim, T, Heidelberg, 217
20. Shelton, Royce, HB, Stephen F. Austin, 230

1960
Date Unknown

1. Billy Cannon
(1), B, LSU

2. Choice to Chicago Cardinals

3. Charley Britt
(25), QB, Georgia

3. Pervis Atkins
(30), HB, New Mexico State,
From Pittsburgh

4. Choice to Chicago Cardinals

5. Charley Janerette
(49), T, Penn State

6. Jerry Stalcup
(62), G, Wisconsin

6. Don Ellersick
(66), E, Washington State,
from Pittsburgh

7. Ron Morrison
(73), T, New Mexico

8. Carroll Dale
(86), E, Virginia Tech

9. Marv Luster
(97), E, UCLA

10. Curtis McClinton
(110), HB, Kansas

11. Ken Young
(121), HB, Valparaiso

12. Doug Pat Brown
(134), G, Fresno State

13. James Jones
(145), E, SMU

14. Harold Stanger
(158), C, North Texas St.

15. Harry Rakowski
(169), C, Citadel

16. Donald Kaczmarek
(182), T, North Dakota

17. Emanuel Congedo
(193), E, Villanova

18. Tom Gates
(206), B, San Bernardino Valley J.C.

19. Jim Boeke
(217), T, Heidelberg

20. Royce Shelton
(230), HB, Stephen Austin

    

 

Don Ellersick

DB -- Washington State

Playing Stats

Season Team(s) Games Defense Fumbles Total
Points
INT Yds Avg TD
1960 LAM 12 2 12 6.0 0 0 0
Career 12 2 12 6.0 0 0 0

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/04180090 by John Troan


 

1961 Rams put up 6 players for expansion draft

Los Angelos Rams
 

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Anaheim, CA 92801

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1961 Draft from Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft: December 27-28, 1960
AFL Draft: November 23, 1960 (Rounds 1-6) and December 5, 1960 (Rounds 7-30)

Round. Last Name, First Name, Position, College, Selected Overall

Minnesota Vikings
1. Mason, Tommy, HB, Tulane, 1
2. Hawkins, Rip, LB, North Carolina, 15
3. Tarkenton, Fran, QB, Georgia, 29
4. Lamson, Chuck, HB, Wyoming, 43, F
5. Sharockman, Ed, HB, Pittsburgh, 57
6. Burch, Jerry, E, Georgia Tech, 71
7. Ferrie, Allan, E, Wagner, 85
8. Lindquist, Paul, T, New Hampshire, 99
9. Sheehan, Dan, T, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 113
10. Mayberry, Doug, FB, Utah State, 127
11. Mays, Jerry, T, SMU, 141
12. Stonebreaker, Steve, E, Detroit, 155, F
13. Hayes, Ray, FB, Central State (OK), 169
14. Peterson, Ken, T, Utah, 183
15. Mercer, Mike, E, Arizona State, 197
16. Karpowicz, Ted, HB, Detroit, 211
17. Jones, Willie, B, Purdue, 225
18. Voight, Bob, T, Cal State-Los Angeles, 239, F
19. Hill, Bill, FB, Presbyterian, 253
20. McFarland, Mike, QB, Western Illinois, 267

Minnesota Vikings (Expansion)
Alderman, Grady, G, Detroit [from Det]
Barnett, Tom, HB, Purdue [from Pit]
Beams, Byron, T, Notre Dame [from Pit]
Beck, Ken, DT, Texas A&M [from GB]
Bishop, Bill, DT, North Texas State [from ChiB]
Boll, Don, T, Nebraska [from NYG]
Culpepper, Ed, DT, Alabama [from StL]
Ellersick, Don, FL, Washington State [from LARm]
Haley, Dick, DB, Pittsburgh [from Was]
Huth, Gerry, G, Wake Forest [from Phi]
Janerette, Charlie, G, Penn State [from LARm]
Johnson, Gene, DB, Cincinnati [from Phi]
Joyce, Don, DE, Tulane [from Bal]
Kimber, Bill, E, Florida State [from NYG]
Lapham, Bill, C, Iowa [from Phi]
McElhenny, Hugh, HB, Washington [from SF]
Middleton, Dave, E, Auburn [from Det]
Morris, Jack, DB, Oregon [from Pit]
Mostardi, Rich, DB, Kent State [from Cle]
Murphy, Fred, E, Georgia Tech [from Cle]
Osborne, Clancy, LB, Arizona State [from SF]
Pesonen, Dick, DB, Minnesota-Duluth [from GB]
Rabold, Mike, G, Indiana [from StL]
Richards, Perry, SE, Detroit [from StL]
Roehnelt, Bill, LB, Bradley [from Was]
Rubke, Karl, LB, USC [from SF]
Selawski, Gene, T, Purdue [from Cle]
Shaw, Glenn, FB, Kentucky [from ChiB]
Shields, Lebron, DT, Tennessee [from Bal]
Smith, Zeke, LB, Auburn [from Bal]
Stalcup, Jerry, LB, Wisconsin [from LARm]
Stephens, Louis (Red), G, San Francisco [from Was]
Sumner, Charlie, DB, William & Mary [from ChiB]
Whitsell, Dave, DB, Indiana [from Det]
Winslow, Paul, HB, North Carolina Central [from GB]
Youso, Frank, T, Minnesota [from NYG]
1961 Veteran Expansion Draft
(Only team drafting) Dec. 4, 1961
1 Grady Alderman G Detroit, from Lions
2 Tom Barnett HB Purdue, from Steelers
3 Byron Beams T Notre Dame, from Steelers
4 Ken Beck DT Texas A&M, from Packers
5 Bill Bishop DT North Texas State, from Bears
6 Don Boll T Nebraska, from Giants
7 Ed Culpepper DT Alabama, from Cardinals
8 Don Ellersick DT Washington State, from Rams
9 Dick Haley DB Pittsburg, from Redskins
10 Jerry Huth G Wake Forrest, from Eagles
11 Charlie Janerette G Penn State, from Rams
12 Gene Johnson DB Cincinnati, from Eagles
13 Don Joyce DE Tulane, from Colts
14 Bill Kimber E Florida State, from Giants
15 Bill Lapham C Iowa, from Eagles
16 Hugh McElhenny HB Washington, from 49ers
17 Dave Middleton E Auburn, from Lions
18 Jack Morris DB Oregon, from Steelers
19 Rich Mostardo DB Kent State, from Browns
20 Fred Murphy E Georgia, from Browns
21 Clancy Osborne LB Arizona State, from 49ers
22 Dick Pesonen DB Minnesota-Duluth, from Packers
23 Mike Rabold G Indiana, from Colts
24 Perry Richards SE Detroit, from Cardinals
25 Bill Roehnelt LB Bradley, from Redskins
26 Karl Rubke LB USC, from 49ers
27 Gene Selawski T Purdue, from Browns
28 Glenn Shaw FB Kentucky, from Bears
29 Lebron Shields DT Tennessee, from Colts
30 Zeke Smith LB Auburn, from Colts
31 Jerry Stalcup LB Wisconsin, from Rams
32 Louis (Red ) Stephens G San Francisco, from Redskins
33 Charlie Sumner DB William & Mary, from Bears
34 Dave Whitshell DB Indiana, from Lions
35 Paul Winslow HB North Carolina Central, from Packers
36 Frank Youso T Minnesota, from Giants


 

broke hand in 2nd exhibition game

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on taxi squad

1962 tried out for Green Bay Packers

cut by Green Bay Packers

 

Green Bay Packers
 

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