L. G. Wilson

L.G. Wilson (November 5, 1924 in Anson, Texas. – Died June 29, 2001) was an American high school head football coach and athletic director. [ [http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/070101/obi_070101094.shtml Obituaries - L.G. Wilson 07/01/01 ] ]

Wilson was a high school head football coach and athletic director at Winters (1960-1967), [ [http://www.collier-sharp.com/winters.htm Winters Blizzards Football Records ] ] Floydada (1968-1982), and Tulia, Texas (1983-1990), [ [http://www.collier-sharp.com/tulia.htm Tulia Hornets Football Records ] ] retiring in 1990. He also coached at Brownfield, Weatherford, and Temple, Texas. As of the 2006 football season, he is tied for 45th place among Texas head football coaches in all time wins with a record of 207 wins, 102 losses, and 12 ties. [ [http://www.texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=1434 texasfootball.com - All-Time Coaching Records ] ]

In 1979, the Texas High School Coaches Association inducted Wilson into their hall of fame. [http://www.kylgrafx.com/mojo/thsca03.htm] In 1999, the "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal" newspaper named Wilson as one of the 60 most memorable contributors to South Plains athletics. [ [http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/082999/spo_082999003.shtml Digital Sports - Other contributors to the South Plains athletic scene 08/29/99 ] ]

He graduated from Anson High School and Abilene Christian University (then College) in 1950, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945. He married Elaine Halbert in Sweetwater on June 16, 1949. He is buried in Plainview, Texas.

Wilson mentored many men who went on to become successful head coaches:
*Bill Grissom (Colorado City, Stanton, Breckenridge, Hamlin, Texas) [ [http://www.texnews.com/sports97/hart082097.html Local Sports ] ]
*Don Carthel (Lubbock Christian College, Eastern New Mexico University, West Texas A&M University) [ [http://gobuffsgo.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carthel_don00.html Player Bio: Don Carthel :: Football ] ]

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