JOHNNY
TULLOS

Tullos was the star running back on the 1964 Glynn Academy AAA state championship team as a senior. 

He rushed 254 times for 1,220 yards that year, just 37 yards shy of the Glynn Academy single-season rushing record at the time, set in 1958 by George Rose who was part of the inaugural Glynn County Sports Hall of Fame class back in 2012. Tullos also led the Terrors in yards rushing all three years that he played on the varsity team. Back then, freshmen could only play on the freshman team. 

Tullos caught the legendary game-winning 82-yard touchdown pass from Tash Van Dora in the South Georgia Championship Game with 45 seconds to go to beat Columbus 14-7 in the 1964 title season. He rushed for 141 yards on 28 carries against Avondale the following week to help Glynn win the state championship game 21-18. Both games were played at Lanier Field here in Brunswick. 

 The 1964 state title won by the Terrors remains the only GHSA state championship won by a Glynn County football team. 

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Van Dora, who was inducted into the local Hall of Fame in 2023, has been on record calling Tullos the “best football player” on that great state championship team. Tullos also played safety and linebacker on defense for the Terrors while starring in the offensive backfield. 

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Tullos was selected to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game the following summer at historic Grant Field in Atlanta along with Glynn teammates Nick Mavromat, Chickie George, Galin Mumford and Van Dora. Tullos was also named All-State by the Associated Press after the season. 

He also lettered in baseball and basketball while at Glynn. Tullos signed a football scholarship to play for the legendary Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech. He led the Yellow Jackets’ freshman team in rushing and was named team captain. His collegiate football career was cut short by an ankle injury sustained early in his sophomore season against Duke.

Tullos graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in industrial management.