Ben Wilson (football coach)
- Ben Wilson (football coach)
College coach infobox
Name = Ben Wilson
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DateOfDeath = October 2, 1970
Sport = College football
College = Wichita State University
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OverallRecord = 2-17-0
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CFbDWID = 4123
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1969-1970
CoachTeams = Wichita State
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Ben Wilson was the 29th head college football coachfor the Wichita State University Shockers located in Wichita, Kansasand he held that position for two seasons, from 1969 until 1970.His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 2 wins, 17 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him28th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 32nd at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php Wichita St. Coaching Records ] ]
On October 2, 1970, Wilson and his wife were killed along with 14 players on the team and several others during the Wichita State University football team plane crash en route to a game at Utah State University. [ [http://espn.go.com/classic/s/moment011002-wichita-crash.html ESPN Classic - Wichita State suffers tragic plane crash ] ] The remaining team members completed the season under assistant coach Bob Seaman. [ [http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=MEMORIAL MEMORIAL '70, Wichita State University ] ]
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