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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1922–2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Pres Mull
| image = Press Mull.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mull pictured in ''The Rhododendron 1952'', Appalachian State yearbook
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|8|28}}
| birth_place = [[Marion, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|6|30|1922|8|28}}
| death_place = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1946
| player_team1 = [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]]
| coach_years1 = 1951
| coach_team1 = [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]]
| coach_years2 = 1954–1958
| coach_team2 = [[Lexington High School (Lexington, North Carolina)|Lexington HS (NC)]]
| coach_years3 = 1959–1961
| coach_team3 = [[Catawba Indians football|Catawba]]
| coach_years4 = 1962–1973
| coach_team4 = Lexington HS (NC)
| overall_record = 13–26–1 (college)<br>121–56–8 (high school)<ref name="hall" />
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
'''Presnell Alfonzo''' "'''Pres'''" '''Mull'''{{ref|name|[n1]}} (August 28, 1922 – June 30, 2005) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as [[Appalachian State University]]—for one season in 1951 and at [[Catawba College]] from 1959 to 1961, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 13–26–1.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Mike Flynn|title=Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide|chapter=History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&ATCLID=204766056|publisher=Appalachian Sports Information|format=PDF|year=2009|page=184}}</ref>

==Biography==
Mull was born in [[Marion, North Carolina]] in 1922 to Horace and Estelle (Houck) Mull.<ref name="1984article">{{cite news |title=Mull: A Living Legend |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0eUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nFIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4674,7184084&dq=pres-mull+and+coach+dies&hl=en |author=Caldwell, Neill |newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=June 4, 1984|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> He graduated from Pleasant Garden High School where he played basketball.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xOwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vlAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5573,372067&dq=presnell-mull+coach&hl=en |title=Presnell Mull Named As Head Coach Here |publisher=The-Dispatch.com |date=May 8, 1954 |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> Mull graduated from [[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State Teacher's College]] in 1947, after having served as a [[reconnaissance]] pilot in [[World War II]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|author=The Salisbury Post |url=http://archive.salisburypost.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=2005/July/03/Obituaries/23212.xml&start=20&numPer=20&keyword=houck&sectionSearch=&begindate=1%2F1%2F1983&enddate=12%2F31%2F2009&authorSearch=&IncludeStories=1&pubsection=&page=&IncludePages=1&IncludeImages=1&mode=allwords&archive_pubname=Salisbury+Post%0A%09%09%09 |title=The Salisbury Post - Pres Mull |publisher=Archive.salisburypost.com |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> Mull served as head football coach for multiple local high schools before getting the position at [[Appalachian State University]] in 1951 when incumbent coach [[E. C. Duggins]] left to do [[United States Navy|navy]] service.<ref name="1984article" /> He also served as assistant football coach at the University for multiple seasons, along with teaching science courses.<ref name="obit" />

Mull moved to [[Lexington, North Carolina]] in 1954 after his application for head football coach at Lexington High School was successful. His team, the Yellow Jackets went 9–1 in its first season, greatly improving over previous seasons. Mull also coached at [[Catawba College]] from 1959 to 1961, but later returned to Lexington where he continued coaching until 1973.<ref name="1984article" /><ref name="special">{{cite news |title='A Special Person In A Special Time' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0eUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nFIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906,7192527&dq=pres+mull+special&hl=en|author=Caldwell, Neill |newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=June 4, 1984|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> He coached in the North Carolina High Schools All-Star game in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=Special Honor Set For Coach Mull |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0OgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wlEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1864,2200451&dq=presnell-mull+coach&hl=en|newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=November 27, 1971|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> He was also a longtime science teacher and athletic director at the school.<ref>{{cite news |title=Presnell Mull Returning to Lexington as Football Coach |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h3ocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4245,2401152&dq=presnell-mull+coach&hl=en|newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=December 14, 1961|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> He retired in 1984 and lived in Lexington up until 2004, when he moved to [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]].<ref name="1984article" /><ref name="obit" />

Mull was honored by being named one of the inaugural members of the Distinguished Alumni of Appalachian State University along with inductions into the state of North Carolina, [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]] and North Carolina Athletic Association Athletic Halls of Fame.<ref name="hall">{{cite news |title=Pres Mull keeps walking into halls of fame |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DVMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6018,1442269&dq=pres+mull+legend&hl=en|author=Wehrle, Bruce |newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=September 17, 2003|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="obit" /> Mull also served 11 years on the Lexington Planning and Zoning Board, being appointed in 1972 and resigning in 1986.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mull Steps Down From Planning Board |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wBkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5708,51817&dq=pres-mull+coach&hl=en|author=Earley, Lynn |newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=January 1, 1986|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

Mull died in 2005 at the [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] hospital after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20050704/OBITUARIES/507040328 |title=Pres Mull – Obituary |publisher=The-Dispatch.com |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> He was married to Elsie Spratt for 60 years at his death. He had four daughters, one which predeceased him.<ref name="obit" /> His wife, Elsie died shortly after him, on July 24, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20050727/OBITUARIES/507270332 |title=Elsie Mull – Obituary |publisher=The-Dispatch.com |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> Mull was described in multiple articles as a "legend"<ref name="1984article" /><ref name="special" /> and someone "[that] you would not hear anyone bad about" that was a "gentleman's gentleman on and off the field".<ref name="special" /> He was a member of the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Ball |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_zseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hb8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7295,997524&dq=press-mull+coach&hl=en|author=McCrary, Joe (Scoop) |newspaper=[[The Dispatch (Lexington)|The Dispatch]] |date=July 14, 1971|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===College===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State Mountaineers]]
| conf = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference]]
| startyear = 1951
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1951 college football season|1951]]
| name = [[1951 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 6–3
| confrecord = 3–3
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Catawba Indians football|Catawba Indians]]
| conf = [[Conference Carolinas|North State Conference / Carolinas Conference]]
| startyear = 1959
| endyear = 1961
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1959 college football season|1959]]
| name = Catawba
| overall = 2–7–1
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1960 college football season|1960]]
| name = Catawba
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1961 college football season|1961]]
| name = Catawba
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Catawba
| overall = 7–23–1
| confrecord = 7–12
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 13–26–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}

==Notes==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{note|name|[n1]}}Name also given as "Preston"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Appalachian_State_University_Rhododendron_Yearbook/1943/Page_34.html |title=Appalachian State University - Rhododendron Yearbook (Boone, NC), Class of 1943, Page 34 |publisher=E-yearbook.com |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> and "Press"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goasu.com/fls/21500/Media_Guides/Football/2006Football154-200.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=21500 |title=Appalachian State Mountaineers Media Guide: History & Traditions |author=Appalachian State University |accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
{{Refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football coach navbox}}
{{Catawba Indians football coach navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mull, Press}}
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football players]]
[[Category:Catawba Indians football coaches]]
[[Category:High school football coaches in North Carolina]]
[[Category:People from Marion, North Carolina]]
[[Category:American World War II pilots]]

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