Jerry Wilson (defensive end)

{{Short description|American football player (1936–2015)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jerry Wilson

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| number = 88, 82

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|12|9}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U. S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|3|5|1936|12|9}}

| death_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U. S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 238

| high_school = Phillips

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1959

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 14

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles (1959–1960)
• San Francisco 49ers (1960)
• Toronto Argonauts (1962–1964)

| highlights =

• NFL champion (1960)
• National champion (1957)
• Third-team All-American (1958)
• 2× First-team All-SEC (1957, 1958)
• Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2008)

| pfr = W/WilsJe21

}}

Gerald Roscoe Wilson (December 9, 1936 – March 5, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (1959–1960) and San Francisco 49ers (1960) of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Toronto Argonauts (1962–1964).[http://www.profootballarchives.com/1962cfltor.html 1962 Toronto Argonauts] Wilson played college football for the Auburn Tigers, helping them win an NCAA national championship.[http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/01/defense_lobbying_helped_1957_a.html Defense, lobbying helped 1957 Auburn team to Tigers only national title] He graduated from Phillips High in Birmingham, Alabama.