Hall of Fame
Not one member of the Corps of Cadets will forget COL R. L. “Red” Pulliam as Commandant of the Upper School for some twenty years or as Interim President of the Academy during the 1990-91 and 1993-94 school years.
Red Pulliam came to Fork Union in 1956 as an English Instructor and Varsity Football Coach. He served as FUMA’s Head Football Coach for 26 years and compiled a remarkable 170-69-7 (.705) record and coached many players who would go on to distinguished playing careers in college and in the National Football League.
Pulliam was inducted into the Randolph-Macon College Hall of Fame in 1999, honoring his standout career from 1949-1953 on the football field, where he was a three-year starter. He earned All-State First Team honors and was named Honorable Mention Little All-America.
Pulliam was also named a Distinguished Alumnus of Randolph-Macon in 1997.
