William T. Bull
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Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1865 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1924 (aged 58) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1886–1888 | Yale |
| Positions | Fullback, kicker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1892–1896 | Wesleyan |
| 1897 | Carlisle |
| 1917 | Newport Naval Reserves |
| c. 1920 | Yale (backfield) |
William Tillinghast Bull (November 10, 1865 – November 8, 1924) was an American college football player and coach, who later became a physician.
Bull attended William S. Rogers High School in his native Newport, where he played baseball, crew, gymnastics, track and field, and wrestling, as well as football as a fullback and halfback. He then played college football at Yale University from 1886 to 1888, coached by Walter Camp.[1]
Bull served as the first-ever head football coach in Wesleyan University history from 1892 and 1896. He then became the head coach at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1897.[2]
Post-football career
In 1898, Bull entered the Yale School of Medicine, but transferred to the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons two years later. He graduated from Columbia in 1902, receiving the Harsen Prize. Bull practiced medicine in New York City at Roosevelt Hospital, the Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, and St. Luke's Hospital. As of 1906, he also practiced in Newport during the summers. He was a member of the American Medical Association.
