Ellison Edwin Ketchum (July 22, 1908 – November 21, 1960) was an

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and

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at the

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for one season in 1942, compiling a record of 6–3–1. Ketchum served two stints as the head basketball coach at Denver, from 1940 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1948, amassing a record of 63–60.

Biography

Ketchum was born on July 22, 1908, in

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. He graduated from the University of Denver, where he lettered in football and basketball, in 1930. Ketchum died of cancer on November 21, 1960, in

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Head coaching record

Football

References

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