John Louis Sullivan (May 10, 1938 – November 27, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa from 1966 to 1970, compiling a record of 30–11–3. He was also instrumental in reviving the football program at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Sullivan then became a teacher after his football career.