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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Canton, Ohio, U.S. | April 27, 1959||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Canton (OH) McKinley | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1981: 12th round, 331st pick | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Kerwin Ray Ellis (born April 27, 1959) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns from 1981 to 1987. [1] He finished with 3 sacks, and 14 interceptions in his career. Informal founder of the Dawg Pound while playing for the Cleveland Browns in the early 80's due to his membership in the Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Ohio State.