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Posted on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 2:45 p.m.

Ann Arbor Public Schools may soon rename Pioneer tennis courts after longtime coach Tom 'Brick' Pullen

By Pete Cunningham

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The Pioneer High School tennis courts may soon be named after longtime coach Tom "Brick" Pullen, pictured above in 2007 surrounded by the team's numerous trophies won during his tenure.

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The tennis courts at Pioneer High School may soon honor the man for whom they have been a second home for the past 23 years. A proposal will be submitted to the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education at its Wednesday meeting to name the courts after longtime coach Tom "Brick" Pullen.

According to school board policy, a facility can be named after an individual for "extraordinary educational support or financial contributions to the District."

Extraordinary is an appropriate way to describe Pioneer's performance under Pullen's watch.

Pullen has led the boys and girls teams at Pioneer to 15 team state championships — 11 with the boys, four with the girls — in his 23 years at the helm of the program. More than 100 singles players and doubles teams have won state titles during that span.

Pullen, 68, has mulled retirement in the past, but recently said he doesn't plan on stepping down anytime soon.

Pete Cunningham coves sports for AnnArbor.com he can be reached at petercunningham@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.

Comments

BobbyJohn

Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.

Tom "Brick" Pullen has put his heart and soul into Pioneer tennis. Naming the courts at Pioneer are a fitting tribute to his selflessness for his boys and girls that he has worked so hard for after all these years. One thing not mentioned in the article was that he coached the boys teams to 8 consecutive state titles, from 2002 to 2008, I believe. (They actually won the title twice in 2007 when the season was flipped from spring to fall that year. Keep up the good work, Brick!