Puny Wilson

Thomas Fred "Puny" Wilson (October 31, 1899 – May 24, 1969) was an American college football player and coach. He was an All-American at Texas A&M University in the early 1920s, playing for coach Dana X. Bible. Wilson graduated from Texas A&M in 1924 and was later inducted into school's hall of fame.^[1]

Puny Wilson

Biographical details
Born	(1899-10-31)October 31, 1899 Fannin County, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1969(1969-05-24) (aged 69) Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923	Texas A&M
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924	Bryan HS (TX)
1925–1934	Allen Academy (TX)
1935–1937	Lon Morris
1938–1951	Sam Houston State
Basketball
1925–1935	Allen Academy (TX)
1935–1938	Lon Morris
1938–1945	Sam Houston State
Head coaching record
Overall	50–49–6 (college football) 66–32 (college basketball)

Puny and his brother, Mule, are the only two brothers in the Texas A&M football Hall of Fame. Mule was the first Aggie to play in the National Football League (NFL). He won three NFL championships, one on the New York Giants and two with the Green Bay Packers

In 1938, Wilson became head football coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He compiled a 50–49–6 overall record in 11 seasons. He also briefly coached Dan Rather.^[2]

Wilson died after a cerebral hemorrhage in 1969. He was buried at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, Texas.^[3] In his later life he worked as a real estate agent.^[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Sam Houston State Bearkats (Lone Star Conference) (1938–1951)
1938	Sam Houston State	8–2	3–1	2nd
1939	Sam Houston State	6–2–2	2–1–1	2nd
1940	Sam Houston State	8–2	3–1	2nd
1941	Sam Houston State	2–7–1	1–3	4th
1942	Sam Houston State	5–3	2–1	2nd
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	No team—World War II
1946	Sam Houston State	6–2–1	3–1–1	T–2nd
1947	Sam Houston State	3–6	1–5	6th
1948	Sam Houston State	0–9–1	0–6	7th
1949	Sam Houston State	3–7	0–3	4th
1950	Sam Houston State	5–5	1–3	5th
1951	Sam Houston State	4–4–1	2–2–1	T–2nd
Sam Houston State:		50–49–6	18–27–3
Total:		50–49–6