Warbler Wilson

Warbler Wilson
Profile
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born(1878-11-28)November 28, 1878
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1958(1958-12-08) (aged 80)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight
154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
CollegeSouth Carolina (1896)
Sewanee (1897–1900)
Awards and highlights

William Blackburn "Warbler" Wilson (November 28, 1878 – December 8, 1958) was a college football player and city recorder.

College football

Wilson was an All-Southern quarterback.

South Carolina

Wilson came from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and played as a backup for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1896.

Sewanee

In part due to Luke Lea, Wilson came to Sewanee: The University of the South as a law student. He was a prominent quarterback from 1897 to 1900.

1898

In 1898 he led the Tigers to an undefeated year, playing through a broken leg in the 19–4 victory over Vanderbilt.

1899

Wilson was the quarterback and a key member of the undefeated 1899 "Iron Men" who won five road games by shutout in six days. Supposedly he also played with a broken leg for 45 minutes in the last game of the road trip of '99, against Ole Miss. A documentary film about this team and Wilson's role was released in 2022 called "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899."

1900

He was captain of the team in 1900.

City recorder

He was the first city recorder in his native town of Rock Hill.

References

  1. ↑ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900.
  2. 1 2 3 Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780817350628.
  3. ↑ Givens, Wendell (1993). "Sewanee's Football Iron Men of 1899". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 52. Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee Historical Society.
  4. 1 2 3 "About Sewanee Alumni". Sewanee News: 11. 1959.