William N. Pulley '51

‌William N. Pulley '51

William N. Pulley '51, of Red Bank, N.J., joined his fellow black students on the freshman football team, but his true athletic calling was track, in which he lettered. He served on the Sophomore Council in 1948-49 and as vice-president of the Varsity M-Club in 1950-51.

In addition to earning a bachelor’s in science from Muhlenberg, he also obtained a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Tennessee A&I University.

After achieving the rank of Captain in the Marine Corps, Pulley went on to spend his career as a plastics engineer for Ford Motor Company. He passed away in 2010.