Vern Mullen
Vern Mullen
1920 Graduate of Taylorville Township High School
Lettered in Football 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
Lettered in Basketball 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920
Career Leader in Scoring with 143 points
Team Captain 1918
Lettered in Track 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920
Set Long Jump Record at 20’9” and Shot Put at 38’9”
Played Football at University of Illinois and West Virginia Wesleyan
Played in infamous Taylorville-Carlinville Football Game in 1921
Played For NFL Champion Canton Bulldogs 1923
Played with Chicago Bears at starting 17 games at end from 1924 thru 1926
Played with Chicago Cardinals and Pottsville Maroons 1927