Joe H. McMullen (May 9, 1924 – September 9, 1983) was an American

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player, coach, and athletics administrator. He serve as the head football coach at

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from 1950 to 1951,

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from 1952 to 1953, the

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from 1954 to 1960, and

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from 1969 to 1970, compiling a career head coaching record of 58–46–5. McMullen coached as an assistant at

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from 1965 to 1968 before being named head coach at San Jose State. Following his stint at San Jose State, he was hired as the

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in 1971. He stayed at Marshall until 1979, when he was hired as athletic director at Towson State University—now known as

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. McMullen died on September 9, 1983 from leukemia at the age of 59.

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