Back, Alabama, 1959–62
Butch Wilson
- Born
- Sep 18, 1941, in Birmingham, Alabama
- Died
- Apr 3, 2026
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Butch Wilson played back at Alabama (1959–62). The Baltimore Colts took Wilson in round 2, No. 24 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft. The Oakland Raiders also took him in round 6, No. 41 overall in the 1963 AFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 1961; SEC champions, 1961
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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