Tallahassee Democrat sports writer/columnist Steve Ellis, 54, dies after heart attack
Tallahassee Democrat |
Nov. 20, 2009 8:01 a.m.
Tallahassee Democrat sports writer/columnist Steve Ellis, who covered Florida State University athletics for nearly 30 years, died Thursday at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was 54. Ellis, who joined the Democrat in 1990, suffered a heart attack November 10, the Democrat writes. Ellis won numerous Florida Sports Writers Association awards. “Just a few weeks ago, a teenager told me he grew up reading Steve Ellis stories about the FSU football team,” Democrat Executive Editor Bob Gabordi says. “He wanted to become a sports writer because of Steve. “His work touched so many tens of thousands of young boys and girls. I’m glad I was able to share this story with Steve from his hospital bed.”
