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Doug Ellis

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English football administration in the latter half of the twentieth century drew heavily on figures from the business world, men who carried entrepreneurial experience into the running of professional clubs. Sir Herbert Douglas Ellis, born on 3 January 1924 in Cheshire, was one of those figures, working as an entrepreneur before taking on a prominent role in English club football.

Ellis served as chairman of Aston Villa Football Club across two separate periods: the first running from 1968 to 1975, and the second from 1982 until 2006. Those two stints, taken together, covered a substantial portion of the late twentieth century, a time when the English game was undergoing considerable change. His connection to the club stretched across decades, making his name closely associated with Aston Villa in the minds of those who followed the sport during that era.

The recognition Ellis received came at a national level. He was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and in 2012 he was knighted, formally taking the title Sir Herbert Douglas Ellis. Both honours arrived after his chairmanship at Aston Villa had already concluded. Ellis died on 11 October 2018 in Sutton Coldfield, and his knighthood in 2012 stands as one of the most concrete markers of the public acknowledgment he received in his lifetime.

Quotes by Doug Ellis

They've played together for three years, so they know each other's game well.
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They've played together for three years, so they know each other's game well.
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#game
They clawed their way back at the end.
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They clawed their way back at the end.
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It was a good learning experience since we have several players who have never played before. They have had two matches and 10 on-court practices and this was our first match of the season. And we have had five on-court practices, so we did respectably. I think we can take at least a few matches off them next time.
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It was a good learning experience since we have several players who have never played before. They have had two matches and 10 on-court practices and this was our first match of the season. And we have had five on-court practices, so we did respectably. I think we can take at least a few matches off them next time.
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#experience
It's going to be an experience for everyone. (The Skiers) will have the advantage because they are used to playing on the courts, and they have been practicing indoors for about a month.
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It's going to be an experience for everyone. (The Skiers) will have the advantage because they are used to playing on the courts, and they have been practicing indoors for about a month.
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#advantage
It was a tight match. It was a little disappointing we didn't win.
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It was a tight match. It was a little disappointing we didn't win.
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#tight
Pulp magazines were pretty much the principal form of inexpensive literature in the first part of the 20th century. If you wanted to read something and didn't want to spend the money on a hardcover book, you would go to the news stand and buy a pulp fiction magazine.
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Pulp magazines were pretty much the principal form of inexpensive literature in the first part of the 20th century. If you wanted to read something and didn't want to spend the money on a hardcover book, you would go to the news stand and buy a pulp fiction magazine.
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#buy
He shot an unarmed 15-year-old in a passenger seat. You don't shoot somebody for trying to steal your car.
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He shot an unarmed 15-year-old in a passenger seat. You don't shoot somebody for trying to steal your car.
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#passenger