Howard K. Wilson
Biographical details
Bornc. 1906
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Morgan
Basketball
?–1934Morgan
Position(s)Quarterback, fullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941–1945Winston-Salem State
1946–1953Shaw
1958–?Morgan State (assistant)
Basketball
1960–1971Morgan State
Head coaching record
Overall48–51–6 (football)
109–141 (basketball)
Bowls1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 black college national (1947)
1 CIAA (1947)

Howard K. "Brutus" Wilson (born c. 1906) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem Teachers College—now known as Winston-Salem State University—in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1941 to 1945 and Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1946 to 1953. Wilson was also the head basketball coach at Morgan State College—now known as Morgan State University—in Baltimore, from 1960 to 1971, tallying a mark of 109–141. Wilson's 1947 Shaw Bears football team was undefeated, won the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) title, and was recognized as a black college football national champion.

Wilson graduated from Morgan State and earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University. Before moving to Winston-Salem State, he worked at the Johnston County Training School in Smithfield, North Carolina for six years.[1]

Wilson was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Winston-Salem State Rams (Independent) (1941–1945)
1941 Winston-Salem State 5–0–3
1942 Winston-Salem State 6–2
1943 Winston-Salem State 3–5–1W Flower
1944 Winston-Salem State 5–3
1945 Winston-Salem State 0–7–1
Winston-Salem State: 19–17–5
Shaw Bears (Colored/Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1953)
1946 Shaw 3–3–13–3–18th
1947 Shaw 10–06–01st
1948 Shaw 5–54–38thL Capital Bowl
1949 Shaw 7–27–24th
1950 Shaw 1–81–815th
1951 Shaw 1–91–815thL Furniture Bowl
1952 No team
1953 Shaw 2–72–49th
Shaw: 29–34–124–28–1
Total:48–51–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "Brutus Wilson Added To Shaw Sports Staff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. June 9, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "New Hall of Famers". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 28, 2001. p. 5D. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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