’28 MLB/LS from a long line of ‘tough guys’
Some stories become legend about as fast as they occur. We have for you today such a story. The Mulhalls are a tough bunch of customers who have attended St. Xavier over several generations. They have a Mulhall on the present roster who will be a junior. Today we will tell you a story about the younger Mulhall, who folks around the program call “Bryar” and how his tough mindset has caught on this preseason and (Coach Landis hopes) will carry the program on into this coming Fall campaign. If the Tigers end up winning a 6A title in 2026, it all may have all started with an old pair of leather work gloves.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Louisville, KY: Some stories were made for telling. From some stories spring legends. We have such a story to tell you.
great, Mike Mulhall
St. Xavier is a prestigious, private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory high school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a school through which some of Kentucky’s all-time citizens/athletes/students have matriculated.
There are families at St. Xavier with considerable means. There are working class families there too.
St. Xavier is among the more storied and tradition rich football programs about which the commonwealth can rightfully boast. Famous PGA tour legend, Justin Thomas, went there and played football for the Tigers (QB). Former Major Champion (PGA Championship, 1964), Bobby Nichols, also attended St. Xavier.
Coach Brian Landis has taken the reigns of the football program at St. Xavier High, in Louisville, from an all-time, KHSAA football coach in Kevin Wallace. The Tigers are coming off a 10-win season and a 6A semifinal berth.
Don’t let the private school-thing fool you. These boys aren’t spoiled, over-indulged, nor excessively privileged. These young men are far from soft. These Tigers will fight you anytime/anywhere.
These Tigers will fight you anytime/anywhere…
Friday Night Fletch
There is nothing soft about the family at St. Xavier belonging to the surname Mulhall either. There is nothing soft about Mike Mulhall.
If you don’t believe us, ask former Georgetown coaching legend, Bill Cronin. Ask anyone who played football at Georgetown College in the late 1990s, early 2000s. Ask Justin Morris, a former all-timee Georgetown Tiger nose guard who now works for Big Ass Fans.
“Mike Mulhall is a tough guy, always has been,” Justin told KPGFootball a few nights ago. “I am not the least bit surprised to learn his son, Douglas, embodies many of these same attributes.”
We have a story about young Douglas Bryar Mulhall (’28) which may explain just why the young man has the reputation for toughness he enjoys. St. Xavier fans won’t be at all surprised. That is why they call the younger Mulhall, Bryar.
Bryars are hard. Bryars are tough. Bryars have a way of sticking you when you least expect it.
Coach Landis, St. Xavier’s new head football coach, is hardly new. Landis is hardly a coaching novice.
Landis has been credited with helping develop the program at Frederick Douglass. Coach Landis has coached as high as the Division I (FBS) college level.
“Bryar” Mulhall looked like he was going to bail some hay…
Friday Night Fletch
The other day, Mulhall (’28, 6’0,” 200-pounds, MLB/LS) came to practice wearing work gloves. We aren’t talking about Nike gloves. We aren’t talking about gloves made by Adidas or even Newmans, like daddy wore at Georgetown.
Bryar Mulhall was wearing the type work gloves one buys at Tractor Supply. Mulhall was wearing the type gloves one would wear to work for Mike Mulhall at Pace Contracting.
The young man was rocking leather work gloves. Mulhall looked better prepared to either bail hay or haul lumber than practice football.
Coach Landis asked Mulhall what he was wearing. Mulhall answered, “These were all I could find, Coach. I put them on and came to practice because we have work to do!”
Landis loved it. Those leather work gloves were making a statement. The gloves were sending a message; a message Landis wanted to send.
Coach Landis has a message for all the fans out there. The Mulhall mentality, the we have work to do mentality, the we aren’t worried about appearing cool or looking good just playing hard-nosed, fundamental, championship level football mentality, is the right one, is the desired one, is the mentality Landis is seeking for the Tiger football program.
It is the mentality the Tigers will take into the ’26 Fall season. It is the team’s new mantra!
When you see St. Xavier this Fall, don’t be surprised to see kids rocking leather work gloves. Leather work gloves are (as of right now) standard issue for the Tiger program.
If you would like to donate a few pairs, reach out! We are sure the program will be happy to direct the prospective giver as to how to make said donation.
After all, Landis’s Tigers, Bryar Mulhall’s Tigers, Mike Mulhall’s Tigers have work to do. We fans have some championship caliber football to watch.
This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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