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James C. Wilson

  • Class
    1942
  • Induction
    1989
  • Sport(s)
    Football
The student union at W. Va. State is named in honor of Wilson, who died in 1967 after becoming ill on a flight from Illinois to Texas. At the time, he was a doctoral student at the University of Illinois and a member of the track coaching staff. Wilson lettered in football three years.


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