Ed Fullerton
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Date of birth | April 7, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | May 28, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Place of death | McCandless, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| Position(s) | Halfback, defensive back |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Maryland |
| High school | West View High School |
| NFL draft | 1953 / Round: 4 / Pick: 46 |
| Drafted by | San Francisco 49ers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Edward Reno Fullerton (April 7, 1931 – May 28, 2015) was an American football halfback and defensive back. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1953 NFL Draft and played one season in the National Football League. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.
Fullerton attended West View High School in Pittsburgh. He attended college at the University of Maryland where he played football from 1950 to 1951.
In the 1952 Sugar Bowl, billed by The Washington Post as the second "game of the century", 3rd-ranked Maryland faced "General" Robert Neyland's 1st-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Fullerton scored the first touchdown of the game by rushing into the end zone to cap a 56-yard drive. Soon after, Maryland quarterback Jack Scarbath pitched to Fullerton who then threw a six-yard pass to Bob Shemonski for another touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Fullerton returned an interception 46 yards for another touchdown. Today, that pick-six is the second-longest return allowed by Tennessee in a bowl game, the first-longest being by another Terrapin, Curome Cox in the 2002 Peach Bowl.
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