[1] He attended St. George High School in Evanston, Illinois, where he played football and basketball.
[2] In 1993, Wulff was inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
[1][2][3] Wulff attended and played college football at Michigan State University.
He played in the 1956 Rose Bowl, in which Michigan State Spartans defeated the UCLA Bruins, 17–14.
He was then traded to the Washington Redskins for a tenth round pick in the 1961 NFL draft.