Jim Cullom

James Henry "Truck" Cullom (November 5, 1925 – March 4, 1998) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks.

Jim Cullom

No. 24
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1925-11-05)November 5, 1925 Healdsburg, California, U.S.
Died:	March 4, 1998(1998-03-04) (aged 72) Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Piedmont (CA)
College:	California
NFL draft:	1950 / round: 17 / pick: 214 (By the Washington Redskins)
Career history
New York Yanks (1951)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-PCC (1949)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cullom served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.^[1] After the war, he played college football at the University of California, where he was a three-year lineman and placekicker from 1947–49, playing on two of coach Pappy Waldorf's Rose Bowl teams.^[1] Cullom was a first-team All-Coast tackle in 1949, and also played on Cal's rugby team.^[2]

Cullom was drafted in the 24th round of the 1949 NFL draft and again in the seventeenth round of the 1950 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. After one season playing for the New York Yanks, he was recalled by the Marines and was wounded in the Korean War. Cullom later returned to Cal where he worked as an assistant coach for both the football and rugby teams.^[1]

Cullom was inducted into the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.^[2][3]

References

1. Bush, David (March 14, 1998). "Cal Bids Farewell to Truck Cullom". Retrieved December 17, 2013.
2. "2002 California Golden Bear Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 198. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
3. "University of California Hall of Fame". CalBears.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.