RICH ELLERSON Defensive Line Coach APPOINTED in February, 1984, Rich Ellerson joins the Lions to coach the Rita joined the B.C. Lions on a fult time basis tast season, after having been a guest coach at training camp for each of six previous seasons. An allstar football player in High School in Hawaii, he went on to play for two seasons as both a centre and defensive tackle at Boise State U., before an injury cut short his career.- Turning immediately to coaching, he remained at Boise State for the next nine years as a. member of the footbail coaching staff. He {eft there in 1976 to join the Staff at the University. of Nevada - Las Vegas, where he remained for three seasons. He returned home in 1979 to take a position with the University of Hawaii, first coaching the receivers before taking over as " the offensive co-ordinator. ROY SHIVERS Special Feams Coach ORIGINALLY joining the Lions last year as a.guest coach for the first part of the season, the decision by Roy:Shivers to remain on a full-time basis’ was a most popular one. A ‘former All-American running back at Utah State, Shivers was the number one draft: pick of St. Louis Cardinals: in 1968, where-he played a total of.seven seasons In the ‘NFL: He- Bae native of Arkansas, but grew’ up in the Oakland area of Califomia. Following his retirement, he took on the Head Coaching job at Merritt J.C. in California, before joining the staff at Hawaii in 1974. He moved to the staff at Nevada-Las Vegas in 1976, where he coached for six years before taking an ad- ministrative post at the University. BIS - Friday, July 6, 1984 - North Shore News Foe oreclizer brings 17 The 42 your old native ed for-six seasons. He joins the Lions this year after ies five years in Anaheim, bringing a RON SMELTZER weaith of offensive experience to the fhe Nivate Las Vegas | where he coach- ‘ aay Offensive Line Coach club. detensive tine and finebackers. At 30 years of age. he is the youngest member of the Lions coaching staft. From a military family, Ellerson was born in Yokahama, Japan. He is _ a graduate of the University of Hawaii, with a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology, and played three years of football for Hawaii at linebacker NATURAL GAS RESIDENTIAL WATER HEATER 33.3 Gal. $4 9995 DOUBLE. BOWL 32”°x21"x7’’ With ledge, 3 or 4 hole NIBCO Faucet separate 19.95 - Je 2