Warbler Wilson
William Blackburn "Warbler" Wilson (November 28, 1878 – December 8, 1958) was a college football player and city recorder.
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 28, 1878 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died: | December 8, 1958 (aged 80) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | South Carolina (1896) Sewanee (1897–1900) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College football
Wilson was an All-Southern[1] 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,[2] Wilson came to Sewanee:The University of the South as a law student.[3] 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.[2]
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.[2] Supposedly he also played with a broken leg for 45 minutes in the last game of the road trip of '99, against Ole Miss.[4] A documentary film about this team and Wilson's role was released in 2022 called "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899." [5]
City recorder
He was the first city recorder in his native town of Rock Hill.[4]
References
- "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 35: 533. 1900.
- Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780817350628.
- Givens, Wendell (1993). "Sewanee's Football Iron Men of 1899". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee Historical Society. 52.
- "About Sewanee Alumni". Sewanee News: 11. 1959.
- "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899", Wikipedia, 2023-01-23, retrieved 2023-01-31