Sport(s) Football Overall 19–40–1 1942, 1946–1948 Colorado State Name Don Mullison | 1952-1955 Colorado State (line) Positions Guard 1956–1961 Colorado State | |
Role American football head coach Died September 14, 2013, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | ||
Don "Tuffy" Mullison (July 4, 1924 – September 13, 2014) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University from 1956 to 1961. Mullison played football for the Colorado A&M Aggies in 1942 before serving in the Pacific during World War II. He returned to Colorado A&M in 1946 playing until 1948 and was a member of Bob Davis' Raisin Bowl team. A champion wrestler also, Mullison returned to Colorado A&M as the assistant line coach in football in 1952. He helped Davis guide the 1955 Aggies to the Skyline Conference championship in 1955 before being named the head coach of football in 1956. He coached the football program until he was fired in December 1961.
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