:Walt Ellis

{{Short description|American football player (1898–1980)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Walt Ellis.JPG

| caption =

| number =

| position = Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|5|26}}

| birth_place = Groton, Connecticut

| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|01|31|1898|05|26}}

| death_place = Waterbury, Connecticut

| college = Detroit

| teams =

• Columbus Tigers (1924–1925)
• Detroit Panthers (1925)
• Chicago Cardinals (1926–1927)

| highlights =

• All-Pro (1926)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 36

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 31

| pfr = E/ElliWa20

}}

Walter Joseph Ellis (May 26, 1898{{spaced ndash}}January 31, 1980) was an American professional football tackle in the National Football League.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier/163731919/ | title=Great Tackle With Columbus Tiger Pros | work=Buffalo Courier | date=October 18, 1925 | accessdate=23 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/163731991/ | title=Pro Grid Notes | work=Chicago Tribune | date=September 26, 1926 | accessdate=23 January 2025}} He played four seasons for the Columbus Tigers (1924–1925), Detroit Panthers (1925), and Chicago Cardinals (1926–1927).{{cite web|title=Walt Ellis|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=August 13, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliWa20.htm}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian/163732026/ | title=Grid Star Becomes Pro | work=The Sunday Oregonian | date=November 9, 1924 | accessdate=23 January 2025}}