Arthur Charles "Bull"[1] Tipton (June 5, 1882 – January 15, 1942) was an American football player and United States Army officer.
[4] During the 1904 game against Navy, Tipton kicked a loose ball down the field and fell on it for a touchdown after it crossed the goal line.
[2] In May 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Tipton returned to the Army as a major, adjutant general, in the reserve corps.
He entered active service in July 1917 and was initially assigned to the Headquarters Central Department in Chicago.
From October 1918 to January 1919, he was a student officer at the Army General Staff College in Langres, France.
[3] Tipton retired from the military due to service-related disability in September 1934, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel.