Event Date: January 25th, 1983
Event Description: Panthers Sign Trio
Source: United Press International
Running back Tony Ellis, leading rusher at Michigan State last season, plus Western Michigan products Bob Phillips and Duane Wilson are the latest signees of the USFL Michigan Panthers. All were protected territorial choices of the new team.
Ellis gained 671 yards with 179 rushes for a 3.7 average and scored seven touchdowns for the offensive weak Spartans. He had 1,186 career yards rushing.
Phillips made the Western Michigan team as a walk-on and went on to set most of the Broncos' receiving records. The All-Mid-American Conference choice caught 39 for 577 yards and four touchdowns as a senior and closed his career with 120 receptions for 1,832 yards and 16 TDs. Wilson, signed as a tackle, played both guard and tackle on Western's offensive line.
The Panthers' training camp begins Jan. 31 at Daytona Beach, Fla., and Michigan's first USFL game is March 7 at Birmingham, Alabama.
Story-(United Press International)
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