Bull Sullivan

Bob "Bull" "Cyclone" Sullivan
Biographical details
Born	December 10, 1919; Echola, Alabama
Died	September 8, 1970 (aged 50); Columbus, Mississippi
Alma mater	Union University; University of Nevada, Reno; Peabody College; Mississippi State University
Playing career
1941-42	Union University
1943-48	Detroit Lions
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948-49	Oregon (assistant)
1950-52, 1956-69	East Mississippi CC
Head coaching record
Overall	97-62-3

Robert Victor "Bull" "Cyclone" Sullivan (December 10, 1919 - September 8, 1970) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach at East Mississippi Community College for 16 seasons, from 1950-52 and again from 1956-69.[1][2] He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame,[3] and profiled in the 1984 Sports Illustrated article "The Toughest Coach There Ever Was".[4] He was also the subject of the book Bull Cyclone Sullivan and the Lions of Scooba, Mississippi.[5]

References

"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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[1] "EMCC Athletic Traditions". East Mississippi Athletics.

[2] "Robert Victor Sullivan (2009) - Union University Sports Hall of Fame". Union University Athletics.

[3] "Robert Sullivan".

[4] Deford, Frank. "The Toughest Coach There Ever Was". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.

[5] Frascogna, Xavier M. (2010). Bull Cyclone Sullivan and the Lions of Scooba, Mississippi. Mississippi Sports Council. ISBN 978-0-9789438-3-7. OCLC 743788619.