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American football player (born 1958)

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American football player

Willie Tullis

No. 20, 26, 42

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Born:

(1958-04-05) April 5, 1958 (age 66)
Newville, Alabama, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

193 lb (88 kg)

Career information

College:

Troy State

NFL draft:

1981 / round: 8 / pick: 217

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Gulf South Offensive Player of the Year (1980)
2× First-team All-Gulf South (1979, 1980)

Career NFL statistics

Interceptions:	18
Fumble recoveries:	4
Sacks:	1.0
Touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Willie James Tullis (born April 5, 1958) is a former American football defensive back. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, with the Houston Oilers (1981–1984), the New Orleans Saints (1985–1986) and the Indianapolis Colts (1987–1988). Tullis attended Headland High School in Headland, Alabama, where he was a high school football star during the 1970s

References

v t e Troy Trojans starting quarterbacks
Bubba Marriott (1957-1960) Jackie Hines (1963-1965) Sim Byrd (1966–1968) Al Head (1968-1970) Ken McLain (1971) Bobby Lee (1972-1975) Willie Tullis (1980) John McKinnon (1981-1982) Carey Christensen (1983–1984) Mike Turk (1984–1987) Bob Godsey (1988-1989) Kelvin Simmons (1992–1993) Stan Davis (1993–1996) Brock Nutter (1998–2001) Hansell Bearden (2002–2003) Aaron Leak (2003–2004) D. T. McDowell (2004) Carl Meadows (2005) Julian Foster (2005) Omar Haugabook (2006–2007) Jamie Hampton (2008) Levi Brown (2008–2009) Corey Robinson (2010–2013) Deon Anthony (2012) Brandon Silvers (2014–2017) Dontreal Pruitt (2014–2015) Kaleb Barker (2018–2019) Sawyer Smith (2018) Gunnar Watson (2020–2023) Jacob Free (2020) Taylor Powell (2021) Jarret Doege (2022) Goose Crowder (2024) Matthew Caldwell (2024) Tucker Kilcrease (2024)

Troy Trojans starting quarterbacks

Bubba Marriott (1957-1960)
Jackie Hines (1963-1965)
Sim Byrd (1966–1968)
Al Head (1968-1970)
Ken McLain (1971)
Bobby Lee (1972-1975)
Willie Tullis (1980)
John McKinnon (1981-1982)
Carey Christensen (1983–1984)
Mike Turk (1984–1987)
Bob Godsey (1988-1989)
Kelvin Simmons (1992–1993)
Stan Davis (1993–1996)
Brock Nutter (1998–2001)
Hansell Bearden (2002–2003)
Aaron Leak (2003–2004)
D. T. McDowell (2004)
Carl Meadows (2005)
Julian Foster (2005)
Omar Haugabook (2006–2007)
Jamie Hampton (2008)
Levi Brown (2008–2009)
Corey Robinson (2010–2013)
Deon Anthony (2012)
Brandon Silvers (2014–2017)
Dontreal Pruitt (2014–2015)
Kaleb Barker (2018–2019)
Sawyer Smith (2018)
Gunnar Watson (2020–2023)
Jacob Free (2020)
Taylor Powell (2021)
Jarret Doege (2022)
Goose Crowder (2024)
Matthew Caldwell (2024)
Tucker Kilcrease (2024)

v t e Houston Oilers 1981 NFL draft selections
Mike Holston Nick Eyre Delbert Fowler Bill Kay Don Washington Willie Tullis Avon Riley Larry Jones Claude Mathews Bill Capece

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