George Wilson played from 1937 until 1946 for the Chicago Bears in the National Professional Football League.. He was named to the Pro Bowl three times and was selected as a first -team All-Pro in 1942. Wilson was head Coach of the Detroit Lions (1957-64) and the Miami Dolphins (1966-69).
| GEORGE WILSON |
Height: |
6:01 |
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Weight: |
200 |
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College: |
Northwestern’37 |
| George William Wilson |
Born: Feb 3, 1914 |
Died: Nov 23, 1978 |
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Hometown: |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Played Professional Football |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1933-34 |
Northwestern (Frosh) |
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| 1934-35 |
Nortwhestern |
College |
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| 1935-36 |
Nortwhestern |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
Nortwhestern |
College |
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| 1939-40 |
Chicago |
NBL |
16 |
5 |
8 |
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|
18 |
1.1 |
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Major League Totals |
|
16 |
5 |
8 |
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|
18 |
1.1 |
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Hank Williams was a star athlete at Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, New York. Williams starred on amateur and semi-professional basketball teams in Buffalo throughtout the mid-1930’s. During the 1935-36 season, he was the starting center for his hometown team in the Midwest Basketball Conference, a newly formed professional circuit. Williams was just the third black player to appear in a professional basketball league. It had been thirty years since the first black player, Bucky Lew, had played his final season in the New England Basketball League and ten years since Howard Ross had played in the Central Basketball League. Williams was a strong rebounder and skilled defender. He also was clever ball-handler and good passer. Buffalo dropped out of the MBC at the end of the season. Dispite high marks for his overall play, Williams did not receive offers from any other MBC teams for the 1936-37 season. After a year-long illiness, Williams died in December of 1938, at age 24.
| HANK WILLIAMS |
Height: |
6:04 |
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Weight: |
210 |
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College: |
None |
| Henry Williams |
Born: 1914 |
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Died: Dec 1, 1938 |
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Hometown: |
Buffalo, NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1932-33 |
Buffalo Miles Brothers |
AAU |
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| 1933-24 |
Buffalo Miles Brothers |
AAU |
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| 1933-34 |
Buffalo Brenans |
Indep |
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| 1934-35 |
Buffalo Brenans |
Indep |
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| 1934-35 |
Buffalo Colored Bisons |
Indep |
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| 1935-36 |
Buffalo |
MBC |
15 |
30 |
23 |
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|
83 |
5.5 |
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| 1936-37 |
Buffalo Bisons |
Indep |
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| 1936-37 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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| 1937-38 |
Newark Elks |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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15 |
30 |
23 |
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|
83 |
5.5 |
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Howell Williams was a well known football and basketball player in the coal mining region of Eastern Pennsylvania. In his only full season in professional basketball, he finished third in scoring in the Pennsylvania State Basketball League during the 1914-15 season. Williams died in a military aviation accident in Texas in 1918. He was 29 years old.
| HOWELL WILLIAMS |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
170 |
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College: |
None |
| Howell Watters Williams |
Born: Dec 6, 1889 |
Died: Oct 29, 1918 |
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Hometown: |
Pittston, Pa. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1911-12 |
Pittston Ramblers |
Indep |
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| 1912-13 |
Pittston |
Indep |
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| 1913-14 |
Wilkes-Barre |
Indep |
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| 1914-15 |
Nanticoke |
PSL |
16 |
18 |
186 |
403 |
.462 |
|
222 |
13.9 |
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| 1915-16 |
Plymouth |
PSL |
2 |
1 |
21 |
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|
0 |
23 |
11.5 |
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Major League Totals |
18 |
19 |
207 |
|
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|
245 |
13.6 |
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