Shorty Ellsworth
# Shorty Ellsworth

Alfred Chester "Shorty" Ellsworth (1881 – 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from 1904 to 1907.

Ellsworth played college football at the University of Chicago, lettering under coach Amos Alonzo Stagg from 1901 to 1903. He was captain of the 1903 Chicago Maroons football team.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall |
| - | - | - |
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Independent) (1904–1907) ||||||
| 1904 | Colorado Mines | 4–0–1 |
| 1905 | Colorado Mines | 5–0–1 |
| 1906 | Colorado Mines | 3–0–2 |
| 1907 | Colorado Mines | 5–1 |
| Colorado Mines: | Colorado Mines: | 17–1–4 |
| Total: | Total: | 17–1–4 |
