Overview

• He died at home in Los Angeles after a long illness, his daughter Tracey Ellis said.
• He became the first Black player to receive a football scholarship at a major Texas university when he signed with Houston.
• He rose from a 1962 Brackenridge High School state title and a six-touchdown playoff game to a record-setting career at Houston, including 3,009 all-purpose yards in 1966 and a 99-yard scoring catch.
• He began his pro career with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968 and then helped the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl IV over the Vikings.
• In later years he served prison time in the 1990s on drug charges, then rebuilt his life and was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor.