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Hall of Fame

Wilson

Jimmy Wilson

  • Class
  • Induction
    1980
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Coach/Administrator

• Coached the freshman football team from 1935-39 along with being a mentor for the varsity team
• Head coach of Varsity football from 1939 until 1942, then returned in 1948 for two more years, leading the team to their only bowl game in 1948
• Also served overseas during World War I as a first lieutenant

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