Robert Warren Tully (August 2, 1909 – June 12, 1981) was an

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, and

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coach, college athletics administrator, parks and recreation director, and university professor. He was the head football coach at Bethel College in

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, serving for three seasons, from 1946 to 1948, and compiling a record of 6–18–1. Tully was born on August 2, 1909, in

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. There he attended Goshen High School, playing football and basketball and running

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. He played football and baseball each for four years at Manchester College—now known as

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—in

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before graduating in 1931. In July 1940, Tully was appointed the director of physical education and athletics at La Verne College—now known as the

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—in La Verne, California. He was also the head basketball and baseball coach at La Verne and assisted with the football team. Tully took a leave of absence at Bethel College in 1950 to accept a graduate assistantship at

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. He remained at Indiana and was appointed director of the Bradford Woods Camping laboratory and associate professor of recreation and park administration. Tully retired from Indiana University in 1976 and later resided in

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. He died on June 12, 1981, at

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