Paul Mullins (2020) - MSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Paul Mullins

Induction:
2020

    Paul Mullins was the GHS football coach from 1964 to 1989 and was an assistant in basketball, while Atwood was primarily the Bluejays basketball coach from 1968 to 1990 and also assisted in football.
    Mullins took GHS football to a 162-84-10 record in his 26 seasons at the Bluejays' helm. He took Greenwood to 10 district titles, and guided the 'Jays to a Class 1 state championship in 1981 with a 14-0 win over Gallatin at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Mullins also took the Bluejay footballers to state runner-up finishes in 1971, 1980 and 1986.
    A native of Mount Vernon, Mo., Mullins previously had coached at Carrollton, Elgin (Ill.) Larkin and Springfield Central High Schools. He had previously earned All-America honors in football at Missouri Valley College, gaining a spot in that school's Hall of Fame. Mullins was also a Seabee for two years in the U.S. Navy.