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American football player and coach (1926–1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ben Wilson (January 15, 1926 – October 2, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wichita State University from 1969 until three games into the 1970 seasons when he was killed in a plane crash.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cadiz, Ohio, U.S. | January 15, 1926
Died | October 2, 1970 44) near Silver Plume, Colorado, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1945–1948 | Heidelberg |
Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950 | Heidelberg (freshmen) |
1951–1955 | Wellston HS (OH) |
1955–1957 | Mount Vernon HS (OH) |
1958–1959 | Sandusky HS (OH) |
1960–1964 | Warren G. Harding HS (OH) |
1965–1968 | Virginia (OC) |
1969–1970 | Wichita State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–11 (college) 95–32–5 (high school) |
On October 2, 1970, Wilson and his wife, Helen, were killed along with 14 players on the team and several others during the Wichita State University football team plane crash en route to a game at Utah State University.[1] The remaining team members completed the season under assistant coach Bob Seaman.[2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
1969 | Wichita State | 2–8 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
1970 | Wichita State | 0–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
Wichita State: | 2–11 | 1–3 | |||||||
Total: | 2–11 |
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