Don Mullison

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1924–2014)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Don Mullison

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|7|4}}

| birth_place = Fort Morgan, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|14|1924|7|4}}

| death_place = Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1942

| player_team1 = Colorado A&M

| player_years2 = 1946–1948

| player_team2 = Colorado A&M

| player_positions = Guard

| coach_years1 = 1952–1955

| coach_team1 = Colorado A&M (line)

| coach_years2 = 1956–1961

| coach_team2 = Colorado A&M/State

| overall_record = 19–40–1

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards = Colorado State University Hall of Fame (1990)

| coaching_records =

}}

Don "Tuffy" Mullison (July 4, 1924 – September 13, 2014) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University from 1956 to 1961.{{cite news|title=Don Mullison|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/reporterherald/obituary.aspx?pid=167028712|agency=Loveland Reporter-Herald|date=September 19, 2013|accessdate=January 20, 2015}} Mullison played football for the Colorado A&M Aggies in 1942 before serving in the Pacific during World War II. He returned to Colorado A&M in 1946 playing until 1948 and was a member of Bob Davis' Raisin Bowl team. A champion wrestler also, Mullison returned to Colorado A&M as the assistant line coach in football in 1952. He helped Davis guide the 1955 Aggies to the Skyline Conference championship in 1955 before being named the head coach of football in 1956. He coached the football program until he was fired in December 1961.

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Colorado A&M Aggies / Colorado State Rams

| conf = Skyline Conference

| startyear = 1956

| endyear = 1961

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1956

| name = Colorado A&M

| overall = 2–7–1

| conference = 2–4–1

| confstanding = 5th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1957

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1958

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1959

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1960

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 2–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = T–7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1961

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 0–10

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Colorado A&M

| overall = 19–40–1

| confrecord = 14–26–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 19–40–1

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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References

Category:1924 births

Category:2013 deaths

Category:American football guards

Category:Colorado State Rams football coaches

Category:Colorado State Rams football players

Category:American military personnel of World War II

Category:People from Fort Morgan, Colorado