Barry Bullard as a Husky
Barry Bullard MHS 1956
We continue our series Pirate gridiron and track and field greats.
Bullard played on three undefeated state champion football teams for the Pirates and was twice selected Oregon All-State Football Tackle. Barry was also the Student Body President at Marshfield.
After graduating from Marshfield he became part of Coach Jim Owens first recruiting class at the University of Washington and starting strong tackle on the 1960 Husky Rose Bowl Team.
A 3-year letterman at the UW, Barry was named as one of eight All-American Scholar Athletes in the United States as a senior and was presented with a National Football Foundation award by General Douglas MacArthur in New York.
Graduating in 1962 with a degree in civil engineering, Barry accepted a commission in USAF serving honorably for 16 years until an illness forced his medical retirement. He received his M/S degree in Astronautics and Space Facilities at the USAF Institute of Technology in 1968. Barry was a Viet Nam Veteran and was awarded bronze star for service at Phu Cat AFB.
Barry was inducted into the Marshfield Hall of Fame in 2005. This great Pirate passed away on March 26, 2012.
