Puny Wilson

Puny Wilson
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Born	(1899-10-31)October 31, 1899 Fannin County, Texas
Died	May 24, 1969(1969-05-24) (aged 69) Tyler, Texas
Playing career
Football
1921–1923	Texas A&M
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938–1951	Sam Houston State
Basketball
1938–1945	Sam Houston State
Head coaching record
Overall	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.^[3] He was buried at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, Texas.^[4] In his later life he worked as a real estate agent.^[5]

References

↑ Texas A&M University Hall of Fame
↑ Dan Rather Interview – page 6 / 9 – Academy of Achievement
↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11840-122018-85?cc=1320964&wc=13012524
↑ Redlands Daily Facts, Monday, May 26, 1969, Redlands, California, United States Of America
↑ Del Rio News-Herald, Monday, May 26, 1969, Del Rio, Texas, United States Of America

Sam Houston State Bearkats athletic directors

J. W. Jones (1923–1936) Joe Kirk (1936–1938) Puny Wilson (1938–1952) Paul Pierce (1952–1969) Jack Williams (1969–1972) Harold Fischer (1972–1974) Billy Tidwell (1974–1979) James Chase (1979–1982) Robert L. Case (1990–1992) Ron Randleman (1982–1990) Ronnie Choate (1992–1997) Bobby Williams (1998– )

Sam Houston State Bearkats head football coaches

S. R. Warner (1912–1913)
Gene Barry (1914–1917)
No team (1918)
Gene Barry (1919)
James Gee (1920–1922)
J. W. Jones (1923–1935)
Henry O. Crawford (1936–1937)
Puny Wilson (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Puny Wilson (1946–1951)
Paul Pierce (1952–1967)
Tom Page (1968–1971)
Allen Boren (1972–1973)
Billy Tidwell (1974–1977)
Melvin Brown (1978–1981)
Ron Randleman (1982–2004)
Todd Whitten (2005–2009)
Willie Fritz (2010–2013)
K. C. Keeler (2014– )

Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball head coaches

E. A. Berry (1917–1919)
Paul Boynton (1919–1920)
John Ashcraft (1920–1922)
J. W. Jones (1922–1936)
Clyde White (1936–1938)
Puny Wilson (1938–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Puny Wilson (1944–1945)
Jack Williams (1945–1956)
Bruce Craig (1956–1964)
Archie Porter (1964–1975)
Dennis Price (1975–1979)
Bob Derryberry (1979–1981)
Robert McPherson (1981–1986)
Steve Tucker (1986–1987)
Gary Moss (1987–1988)
Jeff Dittman # (1988–1989)
Larry Brown (1989–1991)
Jerry Hopkins (1991–1998)
Bob Marlin (1998–2010)
Jason Hooten (2010– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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Puny Wilson

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