Inducted 1951
Date of Birth
9/6/1901
Birthplace
Everett, WA
School
University of Washington (1923-1925)
Bio
George Wilson was the first superstar in the Pacific Northwest and the first from that section of the nation to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The powerful Washington halfback was a master of the stiff-arm, pushing would-be tacklers aside with ease. Most foes found George to be unpredictable whenever he got his hands on the ball, for one never knew whether he would run, pass or kick -and he did each equally well. Huskie football teams enjoyed incredible success while George wore the Washington uniform. He paced the school to 28 victories in 34 games, including a pair of 10-1-1 seasons in which the Huskies appeared in the Rose Bowl. The first bowl showing came at the end of Wilson's sophomore season and the result was a 14-14 deadlock with powerful Navy. After an 8-1-1 junior campaign, Wilson returned to lead the Huskies to another 10-1-1 mark. Wilson had thrown touchdown passes of 20 and 27 yards, but conversion point failures lifted Alabama with a 20-19 victory. Few fans knew it, but George played his entire senior season suffering from a stomach ailment which curtailed his food intake. Still, he completed a brilliant career and, in 1969, was named to the All-Time Pacific Coast Team.
Stats
Height 5'11
Weight 185
Career Highlights
- 1925 Consensus All-America
- 1924 All-West Coast
- 1924 Second Team All-America
- 1923 All-West Coast
Class of 1951
Coach
Henry Williams
Coach
Fielding Yost
Coach
Bob Zuppke
Halfback
Sammy Baugh
Guard
John Brown
Quarterback
Dutch Clark
Tackle
Hector Cowan
Fullback
Ted Coy
Quarterback
Charlie Daly
Quarterback
Walter Eckersall
Quarterback
Benny Friedman
Halfback
George Gipp
Halfback
Red Grange
Guard
Truxton Hare
Halfback
Chic Harley
Fullback
Homer Hazel
Guard
Pudge Heffelfinger
Tackle
Wilbur Henry
End
Frank Hinkey
Halfback
Bill Hollenback
End
Don Hutson
Tackle
Bruiser Kinard
Halfback
Nile Kinnick
Fullback
Elmer Layden
Fullback
Eddie Mahan
Quarterback
Bo McMillin
End
Harold Muller
Tackle
Bronko Nagurski
Fullback
Ernie Nevers
Center
Germany Schulz
Tackle
Duke Slater
End
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Halfback
Jim Thorpe
Tackle
Ed Weir
Halfback
George Wilson
Coach
Bill Alexander
Coach
Dana Bible
Coach
Walter Camp
Coach
Gil Dobie
Coach
Michael Donahue
Coach
Ed Hall
Coach
Percy Haughton
Coach
Howard Jones
Coach
Andy Kerr
Coach
Dan McGugin
Coach
Frank O'Neill
Coach
Bennie Owen
Coach
Knute Rockne
Coach
Bill Roper
Coach
Andy Smith
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Coach
Frank Thomas
Coach
Pop Warner
Coach
Henry Williams
Coach
Fielding Yost
Coach
Bob Zuppke
Halfback
Sammy Baugh
Guard
John Brown
Quarterback
Dutch Clark
Tackle
Hector Cowan
Fullback
Ted Coy
Quarterback
Charlie Daly
Quarterback
Walter Eckersall
Quarterback
Benny Friedman
Halfback
George Gipp
Halfback
Red Grange
Guard
Truxton Hare
Halfback
Chic Harley
Fullback
Homer Hazel
Guard
Pudge Heffelfinger
Tackle
Wilbur Henry
End
Frank Hinkey
Halfback
Bill Hollenback
End
Don Hutson
Tackle
Bruiser Kinard
Halfback
Nile Kinnick
Fullback
Elmer Layden
Fullback
Eddie Mahan
Quarterback
Bo McMillin
End
Harold Muller
Tackle
Bronko Nagurski
Fullback
Ernie Nevers
Center
Germany Schulz
Tackle
Duke Slater
End
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Halfback
Jim Thorpe
Tackle
Ed Weir
Halfback
George Wilson
Coach
Bill Alexander
Coach
Dana Bible
Coach
Walter Camp
Coach
Gil Dobie
Coach
Michael Donahue
Coach
Ed Hall
Coach
Percy Haughton
Coach
Howard Jones
Coach
Andy Kerr
Coach
Dan McGugin
Coach
Frank O'Neill
Coach
Bennie Owen
Coach
Knute Rockne
Coach
Bill Roper
Coach
Andy Smith
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Coach
Frank Thomas
Coach
Pop Warner
Coach
Henry Williams
Coach
Fielding Yost
Coach
Bob Zuppke
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