I’m not sure if it’s an age group or a certain type of football fan or just the sort of person who is loyal to Mississippi, but there is, no doubt, a certain group of Mississippians that perk up when the name Bull Sullivan is mentioned. In the story telling tradition of Mississippi there is a certain kind of story that doesn’t seem like it could be true but you sort of suspect that it is… Bull Sullivan stories are just those kind of stories. Tougher than the Junction Boys, using trees as tackling dummies, placing a guard at the practice field with a shotgun, and on and on…
In 1984 Frank Deford wrote a long story for Sports Illustrated called “The Toughest Coach there ever was” – it’s a great piece of sports writing – you can still read it online here. Nearly 40 years after Bull’s death the Frascogna’s have done a wonderful service for our state. We now have a document, a book we can read and keep, that re-tells many of those great stories. A book for folks who knew him, a book for those that have heard of him, and a book to educate a whole new generation of the man who truly was The Toughest Coach there ever was.
Come to our book signing tonight – appearing with the Frascogna’s will be Bill Buckner, one of Bull’s most storied players. If you can’t make it you can order a signed copy of Bull Cyclone Sullivan on our site here.
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