Oliver Ellis Athlete (Black College All-American)

Oliver Ellis

Athlete (Black College All-American)

Oliver Ellis was a four-letter athlete at Parker-Gray High School. He received national recognition on the football team at West Virginia State College as a senior. Ellis was inducted into the Greater Washington Fast-Pitch Softball Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the West Virginia State College Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He was one of three Alexandrians to be selected in their respective sports as a Black College All-American in 1949.