Darrell Tully
No. 4
Position:Back
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:Eastland
(Eastland, Texas)
College:East Texas
NFL Draft:1939 / Round: 7 / Pick: 57
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards:356
Passing touchdowns:2
Interceptions:13
Rushing yards:50
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

Tully Stadium

References

  1. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. "Spring Branch ISD Facilities". Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
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