Walter Tullis
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Americus, Georgia, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | April 12, 1953 Americus, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Weaver (CT) | ||||||||
| College | Delaware State (1971–1975) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: 12th round, 342nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Walter Henry Tullis (born April 12, 1953) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Delaware State Hornets and was selected in the 12th round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He later was a member of the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, New Jersey Generals and Pittsburgh Maulers.
Tullis was born on April 12, 1953, in Americus, Georgia.[1] He attended Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut, and was their third alumni to play in the NFL.[2] He was an all-city and all-state selection at Weaver while playing running back, but was recruited as a track and field athlete.[3][4]
Tullis accepted a half-scholarship to play track and field for the Delaware State Hornets, declining a full offer from the Southern Connecticut Owls.[4][5] He tried out for the football team as a freshman and was told if he made the team he could get the other half of his scholarship.[4] He became a starter at cornerback his first year and went on to play for the Hornets from 1971 to 1975.[4][6] He was named All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference three times and played on defense until being shifted to offense as a wide receiver partway through his senior year in 1975.[7][8] Tullis had a five-touchdown game with the Hornets and also set the team record with 12 total interceptions.[3][9] He had scored seven touchdowns through the first three games of the 1975 season when his collegiate career came to an end with a broken leg, suffered when running into the goal post while trying to make a catch.[4] In addition to his football talents, Tullis was described as "one of the finest athletes ever to run track at DelState" by The Morning News.[3] His best in the 200-meter dash was 20.7 seconds while he was timed at 45.9 running 400 meters.[3]
