Willie Wilkin
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 20, 1916 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bingham Canyon, Utah | ||||||||
| Date of death: | May 16, 1973 (aged 57) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Palo Alto, California | ||||||||
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| College: | St. Mary's (CA) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1938 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 74 |
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| Games started: | 45 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Wilbur Byrne "Wee Willie" Wilkin (April 20, 1916 – May 16, 1973) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. Wilkin also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Chicago Rockets. He attended St. Mary's College of California.
Wilkin was born in Bingham Canyon, Utah and attended Springville High School in Springville, Utah, where he played high school football, basketball, and track and field.
Wilkin attended and played college football at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California, graduating in 1938. He was inducted into the Saint Mary's College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973. After college, Wilkin briefly worked in a silver mine in Mexico.
Wilkin signed with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League in 1938, and played for the Redskins from 1938 to 1943. During that span, he played in three NFL Championship games, winning the 1942 NFL Championship Game. He also scored the only touchdown of his career in 1942, off of a blocked punt in a win over the Cleveland Rams.
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