Mickey Sullivan (American football)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | January 10, 1916 |
Died | August 28, 2000 | (aged 84)
Playing career | |
1937–1939 | NC State |
1940 | Jersey City Giants |
1940–1941 | Long Island Indians |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1957–1961 | Wagner |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–16 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MAC College–Northern Division (1960) | |
J. Walter "Mickey" Sullivan (January 10, 1916 – August 28, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York from 1957 to 1961, compiling a record of 26–16.[1] Sullivan was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1940 NFL Draft.[2] A native of Staten Island, Sullivan coached high school football before he was hired at Wagner in 1957.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wagner Seahawks (NCAA College Division independent) (1957) | |||||||||
1957 | Wagner | 2–6 | |||||||
Wagner Seahawks (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1961) | |||||||||
1958 | Wagner | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–5th (College–Northern) | |||||
1959 | Wagner | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd (College–Northern) | |||||
1960 | Wagner | 9–0 | 6–0 | T–1st (College–Northern) | |||||
1961 | Wagner | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4th (College–Northern) | |||||
Wagner: | 26–16 | 18–6 | |||||||
Total: | 26–16 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "J. Walter "Mickey" Sullivan". Wagner Seahawks. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mickey Sullivan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "W. Sullivan Named Wagner Grid Coach". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. June 12, 1957. p. 29. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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