L.G. Wilson was an American

United States

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 high school head football

American football

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 coach and athletic director.

Wilson was a high school head football coach and athletic director at Winters

Winters, Texas

Winters is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 2,569.-Geography:...

 (1960-1967), Floydada

Floydada, Texas

Floydada is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2010 census.-History:According to the Texas State Historical Association, the community of Floydada, originally named Floyd City, was established on 640 acres of land donated by James B....

 (1968-1982), and Tulia, Texas

Tulia, Texas

Tulia is a city in, and county seat of, Swisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,117 at the 2000 census; in the 2005 census estimate, it had fallen to 4,714. The city is at the junction of U.S. Route 87 and Texas State Highway 86, approximately two miles east Interstate 27...

 (1983-1990), retiring in 1990. He also coached at Brownfield

Brownfield, Texas

Brownfield is a city in Terry County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,940 at the 2009 census. It is the county seat of Terry County near Lubbock in West Texas.-Geography:...

, Weatherford

Weatherford, Texas

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, and Temple, Texas

Temple, Texas

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...

. As of the 2006 football season, he is tied for 45th place among Texas head football coaches in all time wins with a record of 207 wins, 102 losses, and 12 ties.

In 1979, the Texas High School Coaches Association inducted Wilson into their hall of fame. In 1999, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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newspaper named Wilson as one of the 60 most memorable contributors to South Plains

South Plains

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 athletics.

He graduated from Anson High School and Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University

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 (then College) in 1950, where he played football, baseball

Baseball

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, and basketball

Basketball

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. He was a World War II

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 veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945. He married Elaine Halbert in Sweetwater

Sweetwater

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 on June 16, 1949. He is buried in Plainview, Texas

Plainview, Texas

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.

Wilson mentored many men who went on to become successful head coaches:

• Bill Grissom (Colorado City
  Colorado City
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  , Stanton, Breckenridge, Hamlin, Texas)
• Don Carthel
  Don Carthel
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   (Lubbock Christian College, Eastern New Mexico University
  Eastern New Mexico University
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  , West Texas A&M University
  West Texas A&M University
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  )