Alfred E. Bull
Alfred E. Bull was an American football player, coach and rower. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania and was selected as a center to the 1895 College Football All-America Team. Bull later served as the head football coach at the University of Iowa, Franklin & Marshall College, Georgetown University, Lafayette College, and Muhlenberg College, compiling a career college football coaching record of 62–34–15.
Early life and education
Bull was born on February 5, 1867, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he graduated with a degree in dentistry, played football for the Penn Quakers, and was named to the All-American team in 1895.During a game between Penn and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Bull faced off against All-American and early professional footballer Bemus Pierce. Bull and Pierce faced each other on the line throughout the game. On a play late in the game, Pierce knocked Bull to the ground, and the play went over him. After the play, Pierce, who was a Native American, cried out to the Penn players, "Look, look at Sitting Bull." Bull also rowed for the Penn crew.