Wally Bullington elected to LSC Hall of Honor For immediate release July 8, 1999 Former Abilene Christian University football standout, coach and athletic director Wally Bullington has been elected to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor. Bullington served ACU for 39 years as a football player, assistant football coach, head football coach and athletic director before he retired from the university's athletic staff in 1988. After graduating from Athens, Ala., High School. in 1949, Bullington came to Abilene to play football. He was a four-year letterman at then Abilene Christian College, helping to lead the Wildcats to the only undefeated, untied season (11-0 in 1950) in school history. He was named all-Texas Conference in 1950, 1951 and 1952, and received first team all-America honors at center in 1952. While Bullington was an assistant coach at Abilene High School, the Eagles won three state championships in football. When he took over the helm at Abilene High, he led his team to an outstanding record of 40-19-1 in six years (1960-65). And in nine years as the head football coach at Abilene Christian (1968-1976), his teams had a 62-32-2 record. Four of his nine teams were nationally-ranked, he coached the Wildcats to their first NAIA Division I national championship, and coached six first team all-America players, including all-pro running back Wilbert Montgomery. In 1969, Bullington became the school's athletic director and presided over the Wildcats transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. While Bullington was the athletic director, the Wildcats won 17 national titles, including another football championship in 1977, and 41 Lone Star Conference championships. The former Wildcat was inducted to the ACU Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 for his service to the university and its athletic program. Bullington has also served as program coordinator for Herald of Truth, an elder for Highland Church of Christ in Abilene and a member of the board for the Abilene Independent School District. Richard Ritchie, a former football player and assistant coach at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville) and Dr. Lloyd Drexell Vincent, former Angelo State University president, and a pioneer in the LSC, have also been selected to join the LSC Hall of Honor. A committee consisting of LSC Directors of Athletics, Senior Women Administrators and Sports Information Directors annually selects the new inductees for the honor. The LSC Hall of Honor has been established to recognize outstanding individuals who have brought pride and honor to the conference through their contribution. Bullington, and the other recipients, will be inducted to the Hall of Honor in the fall. MEN'S:  Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Tennis | Track and Field WOMEN'S:  Basketball | Cross Country | Softball | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball ACU Sports Home | Lone Star Conference | NCAA Last update: July 8, 1999 This page is maintained by Jeremy Parish, parishj@nicanor.acu.edu. Questions concerning this information to Brent Rhodes, rhodesb@nicanor.acu.edu http://www.acu.edu/sports/news/990708-bullington.html