Bull Sullivan

Bull Sullivan
Biographical details
Born(1918-12-10)December 10, 1918
Echola, Alabama, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1970(1970-09-08) (aged 51)
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materUnion University
University of Nevada, Reno
Peabody College (BS)
Mississippi State University (MS)
Playing career
1941–1942Union (TN)
1946Nevada[1]
Position(s)Center, Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1949Oregon (assistant)
1950–1952East Mississippi
1956–1969East Mississippi
Head coaching record
Overall97–62–3

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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "EMCC Athletic Traditions". East Mississippi Athletics.
  3. ^ "Robert Victor Sullivan (2009) - Union University Sports Hall of Fame". Union University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Robert Sullivan".
  5. ^ Deford, Frank. "The Toughest Coach There Ever Was". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
  6. ^ 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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