Puny Wilson Explained

Puny Wilson
Birth Date:31 October 1899
Birth Place:Fannin County, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1921–1923
Player Team2:Texas A&M
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1938–1951
Coach Team2:Sam Houston State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1938–1945
Coach Team4:Sam Houston State
Overall Record:50–49–6 (football)
66–32 (basketball)

Thomas Fred "Puny" Wilson (October 31, 1899 – May 24, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American at Texas A&M University in the early 1920s, playing for coach Dana X. Bible. Wilson graduated from Texas A&M in 1924 and was later inducted into school's hall of fame.[1]

Puny and his brother, Mule, are the only two brothers in the Texas A&M football Hall of Fame. Mule was the first Aggie to play in the National Football League (NFL). He won three NFL championships, one on the New York Giants and two with the Green Bay Packers

In 1938, Wilson became head football coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He compiled a 50–49–6 overall record in 11 seasons. He also briefly coached Dan Rather.[2]

Wilson died after a cerebral hemorrhage in 1969. He was buried at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, Texas.[3] In his later life he worked as a real estate agent.[4]

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Football

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Notes and References

  1. http://lettermen.tamu.edu/fame.php Texas A&M University Hall of Fame
  2. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/rat0int-6 Dan Rather Interview – page 6 / 9 – Academy of Achievement
  3. Redlands Daily Facts,, May 26, 1969, Redlands, California
  4. Del Rio News-Herald, May 26, 1969, Del Rio, Texas