Red Wilson, 1957
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Center, Wisconsin, to 1949

Red Wilson

Born
Mar 7, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died
Aug 8, 2014, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Red Wilson played center at Wisconsin (to 1949). The Cleveland Browns took Wilson in round 4, No. 52 overall in the 1950 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1949
Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Drafted
No. 52
Round 4, 1950 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

All-America: AP third team 1949; Look magazine third team 1949

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

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