Clarence Ellis (born February 11, 1950) is a former American football safety with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He was the Falcons first pick in the 1972 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Notre Dame, where he was an All-American and part of the Fighting Irish team that defeated the previously undefeated Texas Longhorns in the 1971 Cotton Bowl game. References Living people 1950 births All-American college football players American football safeties Atlanta Falcons players Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players