Bob Wilson (American football)
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. | August 16, 1913||||||
Died: | May 15, 1999 Brenham, Texas, U.S. | (aged 85)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 147 lb (67 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Corsicana (TX) | ||||||
College: | SMU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1936 / Round: 5 / Pick: 40 | ||||||
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Robert Edward Wilson Jr. (August 16, 1913 – May 15, 1999) was an American football player. He attended Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he played halfback for the SMU Mustangs football team from 1933 to 1935. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following his 1935 senior season. Wilson was chosen by the National Football League (NFL)'s Brooklyn Dodgers in fifth round (40th pick overall) in the 1936 NFL Draft, and played a single season for the Dodgers in 1936.[1] Wilson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973, and died in 1999.
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- ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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