Founder, Michigan Bulls, Inc.

President & Founder, Michigan Bulls, Inc.

Owner, Bullpen Baseball Academy

Professional Instructor, Bullpen Baseball Academy

18U Michigan Bulls Head Coach

Bulls Experience:  14 Years (Longest Tenure)

College:  University of North Carolina

Hometown:  Clarkston, MI

In 1961, Frank, as a freshman, started at North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  He excelled in football and baseball and holds a record with the late, great Ted Williams as being the only players to hit a home run over the cafeteria building from Emerson Field.

Upon his graduation from UNC in 1965, Frank accepted a teaching position at the Ferris School for Boys in Wilmington, Delaware.  In 1966, he became a player and coach for the Wilmington Clipper Football Team.

From there he came to the Detroit Lions as a free agent.  He played the position of offensive guard until 1972 when a trade sent him to the Minnesota Vikings.  This trade turned into an opportunity of a lifetime.  The Super Bowl.  The Minnesota Vikings were the NFC Champions in 1973 and played against the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII.

 That year, Frank was released from the Vikings, but soon joined the World Football League playing for the Philadelphia Bell.  In 1975, he became the offensive line coach for the team.  Because of the league closing, Frank started his own manufacturer’s representative company, Gallagher Sales in 1976.

The Bulls originally started in 1995 as combined 13 and 14 year old team competing in the North Metro Sandy Koufax Division of the Little Casear's Baseball League. While they finished the season with a respectable win/loss record, the team would soon experience dramatic changes with the loss of half its personnel due to age limitations. However, upon acquiring several key players the following season, the Michigan Bulls found themselves a formidable force, ermerging that year as one of the eminent 14 year old teams in the nation.

Under the guidance of manager Frank Gallagher, and coaches Lon Barkholz and Ken Trosen, 1996 Bulls won invitational tournaments in Rochester, MI and Greensboro, NC. They finished league play with a decisive record of 17 wins and 1 loss, claiming the Little Casear 's Sandy Koufax League and Playoff Championships. The Bulls went on to win their AABC Distict Championship with relative ease but faced a real challenge after losing their first game in AABC East Central Regional competition. With their backs against the wall, the Bulls preservered, winning the next six games including three with last inning come from behind victories. As the newly crowned AABC East Central Regional Champions, the Bulls were invited to compete in the AABC World Series held in Jersey City, NJ. They advanced to the Series' final winning four straight games against Regional Champions representing the states of New Jersey, New York, California, and the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico. Defeated by the the Texas Baseball Academy in the Series' finale, the Bulls finished second in the nation overall, ending their season with an impressive record of 60 wins and 7 losses.

In 1997 the Bulls advanced to the Mickey Mantle Divisional play in the Little Casear's Elite League. As a 15 year old team, the Bulls faced a tough challenge ahead, competing in a league dominated by some of the finest 16 year old teams from Southeastern Michigan and Ontario. The Bulls took their knocks but finished solidly in the third place, earning the right to advance on to District play. In District competition, the Bulls established their mark as a young, up and coming team, by yielding little ground until losing in the District finals. The Bulls also traveled extensively in 1997, competing in tournaments in St. Clair Shores, MI, Atlanta,Georgia, Cocoa Beach, FL, and Kokomo, IN.

The 1998 Michigan Bulls set their sites high and achieved most of their goals. They either won or were a runner-up in every tournament they entered and went to the AABC's World Series in McKinney, Texas.

The level of talent the Bulls posses along with the unselfish attitude, teamwork, and camaraderie each team member emanates, have proved to be a winning combination for highly successful and enjoyable seasons!

1996 Season

1997 Season

1998 Season

1999 Season Record 42 Wins 10 Losses

~NABF~ 17 & Under World Series, Chilacothe, OH 2nd Place

~ Midwest Elite League~ Connie Mack Division 1st Place

~International Classic~ Columbus, OH 2nd Place

2000 Season Record 53 Wins 8 Losses

~ Midwest Super League~ Connie Mack - CHAMPIONS

~USSSA Tournament~ Westland, MI 1st Place

~Bob Cene Memorial~ Youngstown, OH 2nd Place

~ Black Swamp Classic~ Bowling Green, OH - CHAMPIONS

~Mayors Invitational~ Battle Creek, MI - CHAMPIONS

~AABC Regionals~ Battle Creeks, MI - CHAMPIONS

~AAABC WORLD SERIES~ fARMINGTON, NM - 5th Place

2001 Season Record 28 Wins 10 Losses

~ Livonia Collegiate League~ 3rd Place

2002 Season Record 35 Wins 1 Loss

~ Livonia Collegiate League~ CHAMPIONS

~AAABC WORLD SERIES~ 20 & Under-Johnstown, PA 4th Place

2003 Season

2004 Season

2005 Season

2006 Season

2007 Season

2008 Season