George Wilson (football coach)
| Position: | End | ||
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| Date of birth: | February 3, 1914 | ||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Date of death: | November 23, 1978 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death: | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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| High school: |
Austin (Chicago, Illinois) SJNMA (Delafield, Wisconsin) |
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| College: | Northwestern | ||
| Undrafted: | 1937 | ||
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| Career: | 68–84–8 (.450) | ||
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George William Wilson (February 3, 1914 – November 23, 1978) was a professional football end and later a coach for the National Football League's Detroit Lions and the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. He also played one season of professional basketball for the Chicago Bruins in 1939–40.
He attended Northwestern University and played professionally for the Chicago Bears from 1937 to 1946, winning four NFL Championships as a player.
In 1957, he became the head coach of the Detroit Lions and, in that same season, won the NFL Championship over the Cleveland Browns, 59–14. Wilson was the first recipient of the NFL Coach of the Year Award. As of 2015, it is the last NFL championship won by the Lions. He was replaced following the 1964 season and spent one year as an assistant coach for the Washington Redskins before being named the first ever head coach of an American Football League expansion franchise, the Miami Dolphins, in 1966. After four losing seasons in Miami, he was replaced with former Baltimore Colts coach Don Shula after the 1969–70 season.
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