Duane Wilson (American football)
Duane G. "Tiny" Wilson (September 22, 1922 – August 18, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas from 1946 to 1948, York College in York, Nebraska in 1953, and Westmar University in Le Mars, Iowa from 1957 to 1960, compiling a career college football coaching record of 18–42–4.[1][2] Wilson was also the athletic director and head basketball coach at Sterling.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1922 New Wilmington, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 18, 2000 (aged 77) Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1948 | Sterling |
| 1953 | York |
| 1957–1960 | Westmar |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1949 | Sterling |
| ? | Westmar |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–42–4 |
A native of Pennsylvania, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sterling College and, in 1952, he received a Master of Arts degree from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He also did postgraduate work at Pennsylvania State University from 1948 to 1948.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Independent) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Sterling | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1947 | Sterling | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1948 | Sterling | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Sterling: | 5–20–1 | ||||||||
| York Panthers (Independent) (1953) | |||||||||
| 1953 | York | 0–5 | |||||||
| York: | 0–5 | ||||||||
| Westmar Eagles (Central Church College Conference) (1957) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Westmar | 6–2–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Westmar Eagles (NAIA independent) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Westmar | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1959 | Westmar | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Westmar Eagles (Tri-State Conference) (1960) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Westmar | 3–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Westmar: | 13–17–3 | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–37–4 | ||||||||
References
- DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Duane Wilson Is Head Football General". Le Mars Globe-Post. Le Mars, Iowa. August 12, 1957. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Duane Wilson Succesor To Haight at York". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. June 13, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .