Darrell Tully | |
Number: | 4 |
Position: | Back |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1917 |
Birth Place: | Henryetta, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | Harris County, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
High School: | Eastland (Eastland, Texas) |
College: | East Texas |
Draftyear: | 1939 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 57 |
Pastteams: | |
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Statlabel1: | Passing yards |
Statvalue1: | 356 |
Statlabel2: | Passing touchdowns |
Statvalue2: | 2 |
Statlabel3: | Interceptions |
Statvalue3: | 13 |
Statlabel4: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue4: | 50 |
Statlabel5: | Rushing touchdowns |
Statvalue5: | 1 |
Pfr: | TullDa20 |
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]