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Doug Ellis (Herbert Douglas Ellis) was born on 3 January, 1924 in Hooton, England, is an English businessman. Discover Doug Ellis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

Popular As Herbert Douglas Ellis
Occupation President Emeritus (Life President) of Aston Villa
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 3 January 1924
Birthday 3 January
Birthplace Hooton, England
Date of death 11 October, 2018
Died Place N/A
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Who Is Doug Ellis's Wife?

His wife is Audrey Slater (m. 1946) Heidi Marie Kroeger (m. 1963)

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1924

Sir Herbert Douglas Ellis, (3 January 1924 – 11 October 2018) was an English entrepreneur.

Ellis was born on 3 January 1924 in Hooton, Cheshire.

When he was three years old, his father, also named Herbert, died.

His mother Jane did not remarry but worked to support him and his younger sister, and paid his fares to attend secondary school in Chester.

According to Ellis, he attended trials for a football career with Tranmere Rovers as a child, but chose to pursue his business career rather than football.

During World War II, he was based with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and the experience of his first trip abroad inspired him to provide low-cost foreign holidays to people of a similar economic background.

Before he was 40, he had become a millionaire by pioneering package holidays to Spain, with his company Sunflight.

1946

Ellis met his first wife Audrey Slater in Ceylon in 1946.

They had a son together and later divorced.

1963

He married his second wife Heidi Kroeger in 1963, with whom he had two sons.

He met the German courier in Benidorm when she was working for a rival company, and persuaded her to join his corporation.

1968

He was the chairman of Aston Villa Football Club from 1968 to 1975, and again from 1982 until 2006.

Ellis was the chairman and major shareholder of Aston Villa for two separate spells, the first being from 1968 to 1975.

1979

Ellis was replaced as chairman and finally ousted from the board in 1979.

1981

During his absence, Aston Villa enjoyed its greatest period of success in modern times, winning the Football League title in 1981 and the European Cup in 1982.

Some fans blame him for the decline of the club after the European Cup victory in 1981–82.

Within five years, the club was relegated from the top flight, with many of the European Cup-winning team being sold to other teams, although it can be argued that this was due to large debts built up during the previous regime.

Ellis was nicknamed "Deadly Doug" by football pundit Jimmy Greaves, after sacking numerous managers during his tenures as chairman.

Aston Villa had 13 different managers during his two spells.

1982

In June 1982, Ellis ousted Harry Marshall as chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

At the time, he noted the club was 24 hours from extinction, with debt as high as £2.5m.

In November 1982, he was elected to the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

Ellis returned to Aston Villa as chairman in 1982, and remained there until selling to Randy Lerner in 2006.

1994

Only two won any trophies for the team – Ron Atkinson and Brian Little with the Football League Cup in 1994 and 1996 respectively.

In 1994, a stand at Villa Park was named after Ellis.

1996

In 1996, Ellis owned 47 per cent of Aston Villa.

1997

In May 1997, the club floated on the stock market with a valuation of £126m.

Ellis sold a number of his shares at flotation, reducing his shareholding to around 39% of the total shares.

2004

In 2004, at the age of 80 and suffering from prostate cancer, Ellis agreed to relinquish some of his control of the club by appointing Bruce Langham as chief executive.

2005

Ellis was reported to be the first football club director to pay himself a salary (in 2005 it was £290,000 after a 12% increase from the previous year) when it was made legal by The Football Association in the early 1980s.

He also served on the boards of Birmingham City, Derby County and Wolverhampton Wanderers (as chairman).

Langham resigned in May 2005, reportedly after a disagreement with Ellis.

In 2005, underwent a heart bypass operation and, after a three-month absence, returned to his role at Villa Park soon after the start of the 2005–06 season.

By this time, some supporters and former club managers criticised Ellis's alleged lack of ambition, noting that the club often struggled to bring in top players.

and in 2005, he was appointed an OBE in the 2005 New Year Honours List.

2006

On 14 August 2006, it was announced that Ellis had agreed to sell the club to American billionaire, Randy Lerner in a deal worth £62.6 million.

Ellis stood aside when the takeover was completed on 19 September 2006, becoming a President Emeritus (Life President) of the club.

2007

Ellis received an honorary degree from Aston University in July 2007.

2012

Ellis was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours List for charitable services.

In January 2012 the Doug Ellis Learning Hub was opened at the University of Birmingham Medical School.