Darrell Tully
American football player and coach (1917–1997)
American football player
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| Position: | Back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1917-12-14)December 14, 1917 Henryetta, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | February 4, 1997(1997-02-04) (aged 79) Harris County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Eastland (Eastland, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | East Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939 / Round: 7 / Pick: 57 | ||||||||||
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Darrell Dean Tully (December 14, 1917 – February 4, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at East Texas. A seventh round selection in the 1939 NFL Draft, Tully played one season for the Detroit Lions.[1] Tully was head football coach and athletic director at Spring Branch High School from 1957 until 1964. In 1964 Tully became full-time athletic director for the Spring Branch Independent School District and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1978. The 15,000-capacity Darrell Tully Stadium in Houston, Texas is named in his honor.[2]
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Detroit Lions 1939 NFL draft selections
- John Pingel
- Howie Weiss
- Steve Maronic
- Joe Wendlick
- Darrell Tully
- Dick Trzuskowski
- Bill Callihan
- Ray George
- Tony Calvelli
- Jim Coughlan
- Prescott Hutchins
- Art Means
- Gene Hodge
- Bill Lazetich
- Ralph Neihaus
- Dutch Niemant
- Amerigo Tonelli
- Jim McDonald
- Merrill Waters
- Al Howe
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