George Wilson
George William Wilson
Born: February 3, 1914
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: November 23, 1978
Detroit, MI
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 199
College: Northwestern
High School: Austin (Chicago, IL); St. John's Military Academy (Delafield, WI)
Career: 1937-1946
Coaching record
George Wilson played from 1937 to 1946 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Wilson caught 111 passes for 1,342 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 0 | 1 |
1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 1 |
1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 21 | 0 |
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 16 | 0 |
1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 21 | 293 | 14.0 | 28 | 5 |
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 265 | 11.0 | 24 | 4 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 259 | 9.2 | 18 | 3 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
Totals | 111 | 1342 | 12.1 | 28 | 15 |
Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 2 |
1938 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 |
1939 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 9 |
1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 |
1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 |
1942 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 11 |
1943 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 10 |
1944 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 10 |
1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 |
1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 4 |
Awards
1957 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
Honors
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)