Bull Sullivan
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1918 Echola, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1970 (aged 51) Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Union University University of Nevada, Reno Peabody College (BS) Mississippi State University (MS) |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1942 | Union (TN) |
| 1946 | Nevada[1] |
| Position(s) | Center, Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948–1949 | Oregon (assistant) |
| 1950–1952 | East Mississippi |
| 1956–1969 | East Mississippi |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–62–3 |
Robert Victor "Bull" "Cyclone" Sullivan (December 10, 1918 – September 8, 1970) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach at East Mississippi Community College for 16 seasons, from 1950 to 1952 and again from 1956 to 1969.[2][3] He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame,[4] and profiled in the 1984 Sports Illustrated article "The Toughest Coach There Ever Was".[5] He was also the subject of the book Bull Cyclone Sullivan and the Lions of Scooba, Mississippi.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nevada Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2016. pp. 116–121. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ "EMCC Athletic Traditions". East Mississippi Athletics.
- ^ "Robert Victor Sullivan (2009) - Union University Sports Hall of Fame". Union University Athletics.
- ^ "Robert Sullivan".
- ^ Deford, Frank. "The Toughest Coach There Ever Was". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ^ Frascogna, Xavier M. (2010). Bull Cyclone Sullivan and the Lions of Scooba, Mississippi. Mississippi Sports Council. ISBN 978-0-9789438-3-7. OCLC 743788619.
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Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1970 deaths
- American football centers
- East Mississippi Lions football coaches
- Oregon Ducks football coaches
- Union University Bulldogs football players
- People from Aliceville, Alabama
- People from Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- Coaches of American football from Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama