Puny Wilson
{{Short description|American football player and sports coach (1899–1969)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Puny Wilson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|10|31}}
| birth_place = Fannin County, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|5|24|1899|10|31}}
| death_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1921–1923
| player_team2 = Texas A&M
| player_positions = End
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1924
| coach_team2 = Bryan HS (TX)
| coach_years3 = 1925–1934
| coach_team3 = Allen Academy (TX)
| coach_years4 = 1935–1937
| coach_team4 = Lon Morris
| coach_years5 = 1938–1951
| coach_team5 = Sam Houston State
| coach_sport6 = Basketball
| coach_years7 = 1925–1935
| coach_team7 = Allen Academy (TX)
| coach_years8 = 1935–1938
| coach_team8 = Lon Morris
| coach_years9 = 1938–1945
| coach_team9 = Sam Houston State
| overall_record = 50–49–6 (college football)
66–32 (college basketball)
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Thomas Fred "Puny" Wilson (October 31, 1899 – May 24, 1969) was an American college 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.[http://lettermen.tamu.edu/fame.php Texas A&M University Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626095301/http://lettermen.tamu.edu/fame.php |date=June 26, 2010 }}
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.[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/rat0int-6 Dan Rather Interview – page 6 / 9 – Academy of Achievement]
Wilson died after a cerebral hemorrhage in 1969. He was buried at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, Texas.Redlands Daily Facts,, May 26, 1969, Redlands, California In his later life he worked as a real estate agent.Del Rio News-Herald, May 26, 1969, Del Rio, Texas
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Sam Houston State Bearkats
| conf = Lone Star Conference
| startyear = 1938
| endyear = 1951
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1939
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 6–2–2
| conference = 2–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = 1940
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1941
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 2–7–1
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1942
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = 1943
| name = No team—World War II
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = 1944
| name = No team—World War II
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| year = 1945
| name = No team—World War II
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1946
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 3–1–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 0–9–1
| conference = 0–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 0–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1951
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 2–2–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Sam Houston State
| overall = 50–49–6
| confrecord = 18–27–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 50–49–6
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |title=Tales from Aggieland: Home of the Twelfth Man |last=Carter |first=Bo |author2=McKenzie, Mike |year=2002 |publisher=Sports Publishing |isbn=1-58261-331-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/talesfromaggiela0000cart }}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|27951875}}
{{Sam Houston Bearkats athletic director navbox}}
{{Sam Houston Bearkats football coach navbox}}
{{Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball coach navbox}}
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