| Date of birth: | 1945 |
| Place of birth: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | TE |
| College: | University of Michigan |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1968–1969 1970-1971 1972–1974 1975 |
Ottawa Rough Riders Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Rough Riders Toronto Argonauts |
Tom Pullen (born c. 1945) is a retired Canadian Football League player.
Pullen was born in Ottawa, Canada in approximately 1945. He attended Glebe Collegiate Institute, a high school in Ottawa, where played football, basketball and ran track and field. He was selected as Glebe's most outstanding football player in 1961, set records in the high jump, hurdles and sprints, and led the basketball team to the Ontario provincial finals. He also played goalie for the Ottawa Montagnards and was also one of the first players in Canadian Little League history to pitch a no-hit shut-out.[1][2]
Pullen attended the University of Michigan as the first Canadian to receive a full football scholarship from the school, and he became the first Canadian to letter with the Michigan Wolverines football team.[1] He played principally at the end position for the 1965 Michigan Wolverines football team.[3] Pullen graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in science and education.[1]
He later played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal Alouettes, and Toronto Argonauts. He had his best season in 1971 when he caught 34 passes for 487 yards as a member of the Alouettes.[4] He was a member of three consecutive Grey Cup championship teams. After retiring from football, Pullen became a teacher and basketball and track coach at Glebe Collegiate in Ottawa. He also held coaching positions with the Carleton Ravens (three years as receivers coach), Midget Nepean Rams (one year as assistant coach), and Ashbury (one season as the goalie coach). He later became a vice-president of business development for Innovative Financial Group Inc.[1]
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