| Warbler Wilson | |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Currentposition: | Quarterback |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 154 |
| School: | Sewanee Tigers |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Pastschools: | South Carolina (1896) Sewanee (1897 - 1900) |
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William Blackburn "Warbler" Wilson (November 28, 1878 - December 8, 1958) was a college football player and city recorder.
Wilson was an All-Southern[1] quarterback.
Wilson came from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and played as a backup for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1896.
In part due to Luke Lea, Wilson came to as a law student.[2] He was a prominent quarterback from 1897 to 1900.
In 1898 he led the Tigers to an undefeated year, playing through a broken leg in the 19 - 4 victory over Vanderbilt.
Wilson was the quarterback and a key member of the undefeated 1899 "Iron Men" who won five road games by shutout in six days.[3] Supposedly he also played with a broken leg for 45 minutes in the last game of the road trip of '99, against Ole Miss. A documentary film about this team and Wilson's role was released in 2022 called "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899."
He was captain of the team in 1900.
He was the first city recorder in his native town of Rock Hill.[4]