Bob Tully

Robert Warren Tully (August 2, 1909 – June 12, 1981) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator, parks and recreation director, and university professor. He was the head football coach at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, serving for three seasons, from 1946 to 1948, and compiling a record of 6–18–1.[1]

Bob Tully
Biographical details
Born(1909-08-02)August 2, 1909
Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1981(1981-06-12) (aged 71)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1930Manchester
Baseball
1928–1931Manchester
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941La Verne (assistant)
1946–1948Bethel (KS)
Basketball
1940–1942La Verne
Baseball
c.1941La Verne
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1940–?La Verne
1946–1950Bethel (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall6–18–1 (football)

Tully was born on August 2, 1909, in Goshen, Indiana. There he attended Goshen High School, playing football and basketball and running track. He played football and baseball each for four years at Manchester College—now known as Manchester University—in North Manchester, Indiana before graduating in 1931.[2]

In July 1940, Tully was appointed the director of physical education and athletics at La Verne College—now known as the University of La Verne—in La Verne, California.[3] He was also the head basketball and baseball coach at La Verne and assisted with the football team.[4][5]

Tully took a leave of absence at Bethel College in 1950 to accept a graduate assistantship at Indiana University Bloomington.[6] He remained at Indiana and was appointed director of the Bradford Woods Camping laboratory and associate professor of recreation and park administration. Tully retired from Indiana University in 1976 and later resided in Lorida, Florida. He died on June 12, 1981, at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bethel Graymaroons (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1948)
1946 Bethel 2–61–56th
1947 Bethel 2–5–11–4–1T–5th
1948 Bethel 2–71–56th
Bethel: 6–18–12–14–1
Total:6–18–1

References

  1. "Bethel College Coaching Results". Bethel College Athletics. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  2. "Indianan To Head Athletic Staff At La Verne College". Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. July 25, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Athletic Head". Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. July 26, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Wimer, Joe (December 10, 1940). "Leopard Play Powerful Independents Tonight". Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 10. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Hutchinson News Herald, July 1, 1947, Hutchinson, Kansas, p. 2
  6. "Bethel College Athletic Director On Leave". The Hutchinson News. Hutchinson, Kansas. Associated Press. May 11, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Robert W. Tully, Bradford Woods director, dies". The Reporter-Times. Martinsville, Indiana. June 18, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved October 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
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