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Pulliam (Hall of Fame)

Robert L. "Red" Pulliam

  • Class
    1953
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Football
  • A football standout at Randolph-Macon from 1949-53, Robert Red Pulliam enjoyed enormous success as a player for the Yellow Jackets and as a coach at Fork Union Military Academy.
  • After one season of baseball, he went on to achieve his greatest success in football. A three-year starter for the Yellow Jackets, Pulliam earned All-State First-Team honors and was named Honorable Mention Little All-America.
  • Pulliam's service to Randolph-Macon came not only on the football field. A member of the Athletic Council, Pulliam also served as the Commons Club fraternity president. He has also served as a member of the Central Virginia R-MC alumni chapter and in 1997, was named a distinguished alumnus of Randolph-Macon.
  • After leaving Randolph-Macon in 1953, he served three years as the football coach at Fairfax High School. In 1954, he led his team to the district championship.
  • Fork Union Military Academy is where Pulliam achieved his greatest success. Serving as a teacher, head football coach, commandant, chief operating officer and director of development, Pulliam received the academy's Distinguished Leadership Award established in his name in 1996. He also served as the school's interim president on two occasions.
  • On Fork Union's football field, Pulliam produced an outstanding 170-69-7 (.705) record. During his years as head coach, he had the pleasure of coaching numerous players who would go on to play in the NFL. An outstanding contributor and leader in his community, Pulliam has served as Board of Deacons Chairman for the Fork Union Baptist Church and president of Men's Brotherhood. He is also a past master of the Fork Union Masonic Lodge and past district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. He has also served as a member of the American Legion.
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