George Wilson (quarterback)
Encyclopedia
George William Wilson, Jr. (born May 29, 1943) was an American Professional Football
player. He played collegiately for Xavier University
, and professionally for the American Football League
's 1966 expansion team, the Miami Dolphins
. At the time, the Dolphins' head coach was his father, George Wilson
, Sr.
Professional football
In the United States and Canada, the term professional football includes the professional forms of American and Canadian gridiron football. In common usage, it refers to former and existing major football leagues in either country...
player. He played collegiately for Xavier University
Xavier University (Cincinnati)
Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily...
, and professionally for the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's 1966 expansion team, the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. At the time, the Dolphins' head coach was his father, George Wilson
George Wilson (football coach)
George Wilson was a professional football end and later a coach for the National Football League's Detroit Lions and the American Football League's Miami Dolphins....
, Sr.