[1] After graduating from Iona Preparatory School, he attended the University of Notre Dame, earning a double major.

[1] Tully began his amateur tennis career in 1942, losing in the first round of the US championships to Bill Talbert.

In 1948 he achieved the biggest tournament victory of his career when he won the Canadian championships.

[2] The Montreal Gazette, describing his final victory in straight sets over Henri Rochon said Tully "beat him (Rochon) at drop shots, the Canadian Davis Cup player's favorite game".

[3] Amongst many tournament victories, he won the New York State Championship three times, his last title coming in 1966 when he was 40 years old.