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Lonzo Bullie is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and attended
Brinkley High School where he played football during 1963
and 1964. He attended and played college football at Tuskegee
Institute (University) from 1965-1968 as a defensive back. He
signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1969. He
went back to Tuskegee to earn his B.S. Degree in Physical Education in 1971. Later graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1974 with a Master of Science De-gree in Parks and Recreation.
KSU Hall of Famer, Coach Leroy Smith, hired Lonzo in 1971 as a football Defen-sive Coordinator. During his 11 years as KSU’s defensive coordinator he was able to have KSU nationally ranked in the NCAA Division II on many occasions. These rankings includes: Top 5 for the following: Passing Defensive, 3 times; and, Total Defensive, once; Also, Top 10 for the following: Passing Defensive, 5 times; Total Defensive, 3 times; and Scoring Defensive, twice. In 1974, pass defensive allowed only 73 yards a game.
Coach Bullie coached 11 defensive players who were drafted or played professional football for the National Football League (NFL) or the Canadian Football League (CFL), during his tenure at KSU. Several include KSU Hall of Famers; Council Ru-dolph, Defensive End (St. Louis Cardinals); Roderick Hill, Defensive Back (Dallas Cowboys); Wiley Epps, Linebacker (CFL); and, Franklin Oliver, Defensive Back
(San Francisco 49ers).
After leaving KSU, he became the Head Football coach at his Alma Mater, Tuske-gee Institute from 1981 to 1984. Moved on to become the Head Football Coach at Knoxville (Tenn.) College from 1984 to 1990. During time at Knoxville College he earned the 1986 and 1987 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (S.I.A.C) Coach of the Year. His coaching career lasted over 24 years which includes four years as a High School coach.
Coach Bullie is married to KSU alumni, Barbara Ann (Robinson). He also a mem-ber of “Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.”. They currently resides in Tuskegee, Ala-bama
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