Jack Wilson (halfback)

{{Short description|American football player (1917–2001)}}

{{other people|Jack Wilson}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jack Wilson

| number = 50

| position = Halfback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|11|20}}

| birth_place = Paris, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|04|11|1917|11|20}}

| death_place = Waco, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Paris

| college = Baylor

| draftyear = 1942

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 2

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1946|1947}})

| highlights =

• 2× Second-team All-SWC (1939, 1941)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 123

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 5.6

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 25

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 1

| pfr = WilsJa20

}}

Jack William Wilson (November 20, 1917 – April 11, 2001) was an American football halfback who played two season for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson was selected in the first round (2nd pick overall) by the Cleveland Rams in the 1942 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLR&lg=nfl&yr=1942 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410161953/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLR&lg=nfl&yr=1942 |title=1942 Cleveland Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-date=April 10, 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=July 17, 2020}}