Joe McMullen | |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1924 |
Death Place: | Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1943–1944 |
Player Team1: | Brown |
Coach Years1: | 1948 |
Coach Team1: | Brown (JV) |
Coach Years2: | 1949 |
Coach Team2: | Toledo (line) |
Coach Years3: | 1950–1951 |
Coach Team3: | Stetson |
Coach Years4: | 1952–1953 |
Coach Team4: | Washington & Jefferson |
Coach Years5: | 1954–1960 |
Coach Team5: | Akron |
Coach Years6: | 1965–1968 |
Coach Team6: | Penn State (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 1969–1970 |
Coach Team7: | San Jose State |
Admin Years1: | 1971–1979 |
Admin Team1: | Marshall |
Admin Years2: | 1979–1983 |
Admin Team2: | Towson State |
Overall Record: | 58–46–5 |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
Joe H. McMullen (May 9, 1924 – September 9, 1983) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He serve as the head football coach at Stetson University from 1950 to 1951, Washington & Jefferson College from 1952 to 1953, the University of Akron from 1954 to 1960, and San Jose State University from 1969 to 1970, compiling a career head coaching record of 58–46–5.
McMullen coached as an assistant at Pennsylvania State University from 1965 to 1968 before being named head coach at San Jose State. Following his stint at San Jose State, he was hired as the athletic director at Marshall University in 1971. He stayed at Marshall until 1979, when he was hired as athletic director at Towson State University—now known as Towson University. McMullen died on September 9, 1983, from leukemia at the age of 59.[1]