Ennis graduated from Martin Behrman High in 1948 and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana where he played baseball for the Ragin' Cajuns.

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Known as "Father Time" for running the game clock for more than a half century for Tulane football and basketball, the New Orleans Saints, 9 Super Bowls, 40 Sugar Bowls, 4 Final Fours and a host of other major and minor sporting events in New Orleans. He also officiated Louisiana high school sports for more than 25 years. -