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Monday, May 02, 2016

From Under the Water Tower To Under the Big Lights: The Story of Alex “Skitter” Ellis

If you walked into the town of Delmar Delaware on any fall Friday night, you might think it was a ghost town. Standing on the street you might hear a muffled roar coming from the high school stadium. When you found that stadium you would have looked up in the crowd and seen every single person dressed in blue and orange. The Delmar Wildcats are a beacon for the love the people have for their town and the pride they feel for where they live. The town of Delmar seems to have been plucked from the heart of Texas. In Delmar Delaware football is life.

Looking back a few years in this tiny town of Delmar, one may have seen the stereotypical small town all-American quarterback Alex “Skitter” Ellis. Everything in his life seems to be going great. He has the perfect girlfriend, great friends, and popularity that can only come from being quarterback of the high school football team. The Delmar football team works hard and they win. They have the support of the town rallying behind them. Skitter Ellis seems to have the world at his finger tips. Little does he know the next five years will consist of a constant battle to achieve his goals. He has the ambition of a young boy with a big dream, a dream to play big time football. “I knew that it would take a lot of work to get on the field,” he said, “especially coming from a walk on position.” He has the desire to prove he has what it takes, not just in Delmar, but out in the big world, past the water tower.

After graduating high school Ellis makes a decision for himself. He decides to attempt walking on the University of Tennessee football team, no easy feat for a kid out of Delmar Delaware. He will battle multiple injuries throughout his career. He will not even play a game until his fourth year in the Vols’ program. His Junior year he would have to endure the pain of an injury and battle through mentally and physically to finish his season. His senior year is when he would find all of his hard work finally paying off. By the time it was all over Ellis would become an inspiration and finally achieve his dreams.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great kid, Great family!!!

Dude said...

just signed with Tennessee titans

Anonymous said...

I had no idea anyone from the shore was playing with a big name college. As a walk on that is impressive.

That is correct Dude 12:15PM. If you check here you will see where he signed with the Titans.

http://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2016/4/30/11545692/2016-titans-undrafted-free-agent-tracker

2016 Titans Undrafted Free Agent Tracker
By Terry A. Lambert  @TLambertFB on Apr 30, 2016, 5:48p 125

Tennessee TE Alex Ellis


Richmond OT Nick Richter

Anonymous said...

EL17E (@TheNextVol) | Twitter


Congrats to Alex Ellis for signing with the @Titans I couldn't more proud! Walkon QB who worked himself into an NFL TE! 46 retweets 156 likes. Reply. Retweet.

Anonymous said...

Ravens should have grabbed this kid. The team needs a player with heart he would be great for the locker room and he can play ball. I wonder why he was not wearing a four pound gold rope and hub cap around his neck. The draft made me sick this year pure thugism and ghetto drama. It was truly a disgrace the way Black players represented the race. Even Deion Sanders made a comment about the priorities of these young men. Say what you want but Sanders marketed himself and is one of the richest to ever play the game. Flash is one thing Ghetto Pimp and Ho ball is another thing all together.

Good luck young man you are a true competitor and inspiration to the sport.

Skitter do not forget to buy a diamond and gold grill for your teeth lol it is Titan country.