American football player and sports coach (1899–1969)
Puny Wilson
Biographical details
Born
(1899-10-31)October 31, 1899 Fannin County, Texas, U.S.
Died
May 24, 1969(1969-05-24) (aged 69) Tyler, Texas, U.S.
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. He was buried at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, Texas.[3] In his later life he worked as a real estate agent.[4]
^Texas A&M University Hall of Fame Archived June 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^Dan Rather Interview – page 6 / 9 – Academy of Achievement
^Redlands Daily Facts,, May 26, 1969, Redlands, California
^Del Rio News-Herald, May 26, 1969, Del Rio, Texas
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...
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during the 1941 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–3...
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during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–1–1...
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Lone Star Conference, spearheaded by Theron J. Fouts of North Texas and PunyWilson of Sam Houston State, extended an invitation for Houston to join on October...
during the 1942 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 2–1 in...
during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in...
during the 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in...
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during the 1950 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in...
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Bearkats athletic directors J. W. Jones (1923–1936) Joe Kirk (1936–1938) PunyWilson (1938–1952) Paul Pierce (1952–1969) Jack Williams (1969–1972) Harold...
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during the 1951 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1...
during the 1949 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–3 in...
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during the 1948 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach PunyWilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–6...
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