- L. G. Wilson
L.G. Wilson (
November 5 ,1924 in Anson, Texas. – DiedJune 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, andTemple, 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 toSouth 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 andAbilene Christian University (then College) in 1950, where he played football,baseball , andbasketball . He was aWorld War II veteran, serving in theU.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945. He married Elaine Halbert inSweetwater onJune 16 ,1949 . He is buried inPlainview, 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 ] ]References
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