Dick Mulloy was born in Louisville but went to college at the University of Tennessee for their athletic program. Dick distinguished himself by playing in each of the most prestigious New Year's Day Bowl games- The Orange Bowl in 1938, The Rose Bowl in 1939 and The Sugar Bowl in 1940. While at collage he earned three letters in football and three in baseball. His 1940 football team was undefeated, untied and un-scored upon. Also while at Tennessee, he learned to fly, and in 1941 entered the civilian pilot training program, and later became a pilot instructor in the U.S. Army Primary Flying School. During the War he went to work for Chiang Kai-Shek under contract to the Chinese National Airlines, flying the Hump across the Himalayas with the Flying Tigers. After the war, Dick returned to Louisville and formed Kentucky Flying Service, at Bowman Field. He built the organization over the years, operating out of the large hanger where they overhauled, maintained, and sold aircraft. In addition, Dick is generally credited with training more pilots than anyone else in that part of the country. His rating included Commercial, Instrument, CFI, CFII, A&P, IA, and Check Airman