Sewanee Tigers | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | November 28, 1878
Died: | December 8, 1958 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 80)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
Career history | |
College | South Carolina (1896) Sewanee (1897–1900) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Blackburn "Warbler" Wilson (November 28, 1878 – December 8, 1958) was a college football player and city recorder.
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College football
Wilson was an All-Southern[1] quarterback.
South Carolina
Wilson came from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and played as a backup for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1896.
Sewanee
In part due to Luke Lea,[2] Wilson came to Sewanee:The University of the South as a law student.[3] He was a prominent quarterback from 1897 to 1900.
1898
In 1898 he led the Tigers to an undefeated year, playing through a broken leg in the 19–4 victory over Vanderbilt.[2]
1899
Wilson was the quarterback and a key member of the undefeated 1899 "Iron Men" who won five road games by shutout in six days.[2] Supposedly he also played with a broken leg for 45 minutes in the last game of the road trip of '99, against Ole Miss.[4] A documentary film about this team and Wilson's role was released in 2022 called "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899." [5]
1900
He was captain of the team in 1900.[4]
City recorder
He was the first city recorder in his native town of Rock Hill.[4]
References
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900.
- ^ a b c Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780817350628.
- ^ Givens, Wendell (1993). "Sewanee's Football Iron Men of 1899". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 52. Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee Historical Society.
- ^ a b c "About Sewanee Alumni". Sewanee News: 11. 1959.
- ^ "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899", Wikipedia, 2023-01-23, retrieved 2023-01-31
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