When legendary coach Al McGuire let player Bo Ellis design Marquette men’s basketball uniforms in the 1970s, Ellis’ tools were the same as any elementary school kid’s in art class: colored pencils and paper.
“I had colored pencils and everything,” Ellis says. “I could draw real well. That was another gift that God gave to me. I was pretty creative.”
The result was a jersey meant to be untucked with “Marquette” on the front and “Warriors” on the back. When Ellis collaborated with Medalist Industries, a uniform provider in Wisconsin, the back text did not make the cut.