Mickey Sullivan (American football)

Mickey Sullivan
Biographical details
Born	January 10, 1916
Died	August 28, 2000 (aged 84)
Playing career
1937–1939	NC State
1940	Jersey City Giants
1940–1941	Long Island Indians
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1961	Wagner
Head coaching record
Overall	26–16 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MAC College–Northern Division (1960)

J. Walter "Mickey" Sullivan (January 10, 1916 – August 28, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York from 1957 to 1961, compiling a record of 26–16.^[1] Sullivan was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1940 NFL Draft.^[2]^[3] A native of Staten Island, Sullivan coached high school football before he was hired at Wagner in 1957.^[4]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wagner Seahawks (NCAA College Division independent) (1957)
1957	Wagner	2–6
Wagner Seahawks (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1961)
1958	Wagner	3–5	3–3	T–5th (College–Northern)
1959	Wagner	6–2	5–1	T–2nd (College–Northern)
1960	Wagner	9–0	6–0	T–1st (College–Northern)
1961	Wagner	6–3	4–2	4th (College–Northern)
Wagner:		26–16	18–6
Total:		26–16
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "J. Walter "Mickey" Sullivan". Wagner Seahawks. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ "Mickey Sullivan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "W. Sullivan Named Wagner Grid Coach". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. June 12, 1957. p. 29. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .