In 1964, Coach Wilson moved to Tuscaloosa to assume the duties as the head football coach for the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats. His record coaching the Wildcats was 19-14-3. He left Tuscaloosa, moving back to Turner County for another nine seasons from 1969-1977. His record at Turner High School was 88-27-1 in eleven seasons over two tenures at the school. His 1971 team finished 12-1, losing 31-21 to Carrollton in the State Championship game. The 1976 team won the Class 1A state title with a 14-0 victory over Commerce. Wilson accepted the head coach and athletic director position at Smiths Station High School in 1978. Over the next three seasons his teams went 18-12, including 9-1 in 1980. He spent the 1981 season at Peach County High School in Georgia as the football and basketball coach. His football team finished with a 5-5 record. He returned to Opelika High School as head football coach and athletic director in 1982. In eight years at the helm, his teams went 55-30 with three playoff appearances and two area titles. Wilson would retire from coaching following the 1989 season at his alma mater. Wilson may have left the football field but not education. Coach Wilson became the assistant principal at Opelika Middle School for four years. He took a job selling sporting goods for a year before returning to his first love of coaching. He assumed the football coaching duties at Lee Scott Academy in 1994 for two seasons where he coached football, basketball, and golf. His overall record in Alabama is 111-75-3 while his Georgia record stands at 93-32-1. Coach Wilsons overall football record for both states is 204-107-4. He was named as the 1994 AISA Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. |