| Bud Wilkinson | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | April 23, 1916 | |
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Died | February 9, 1994 (aged 77) | |
| Place of death | Saint Louis, Missouri | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 145-29-4 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 3 National Championships (1950, 1955, 1956) 14 Conference Championships |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1934-36 | Minnesota | |
| Position | QB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1947-63 | Oklahoma | |
| College Football Hall of Fame, 1969 (Bio) | ||
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Early years
Wilkinson's mother died when he was seven, and his father sent him to the Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault, Minnesota, where he excelled in five sports and graduated in 1933. Shattuck-St Mary's School (also known as SSM is a Coeducational Episcopal Church -affiliated Boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota Faribault (fɛriboʊ is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota, where as a guard and quarterback for head coach Bernie Bierman, Wilkinson led the Golden Gophers to three consecutive national championships from 1934-36. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Bernie Bierman ( March 11, 1894, Springfield MN - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills CA) is best remembered as a College Athletics June 9 &mdash Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 15902 Events May 8: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo California and mistakenly pronounced Following his graduation in 1937 with a degree in English, he led the College All-Stars to a 6-0 victory over the defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers in Chicago on August 31st. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a Preseason American football game played annually (except in 1974 from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
Coaching
Wilkinson briefly worked for his father's mortgage company, then became an assistant coach at Syracuse and later back at Minnesota. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system.
In 1943 he joined the U.S. Navy, where he was an assistant to Don Faurot with the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team and served as a hangar deck officer on an aircraft carrier. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Faurot ( June 23, 1902 &ndash October 19, 1995) was the head football coach at the University of Missouri The Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks represented the US Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa in the college football seasons of 1942, An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Following World War II, new Oklahoma head coach Jim Tatum persuaded Wilkinson to join his staff in 1946. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U James M “Big Jim” Tatum ( July 22, 1913 — July 23, 1959) was the legendary coach of the Maryland Terrapins football Athletics Marathon August 22 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Oslo Norway Men's After one season in Norman, Tatum left the Sooners before the 1947 season for Maryland. Norman is the largest city in and the County seat of Cleveland County in the U Athletics Marathon August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research The 31-year-old Wilkinson was named head coach of the Sooners (and athletic director) and would soon make history. [2]
Head Coach
In his first season of 1947, Wilkinson led Oklahoma to a 7-2-1 record and a share of the conference championship, the first of 13 consecutive Big Six/Seven/Eight conference titles. Athletics Marathon August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the Ultimately, Wilkinson would become one of the most celebrated college coaches of all time. His teams captured national championships in 1950, 1955, and 1956, and amassed a 145-29-4 (82. Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels Athletics Marathon March 19 &ndash Pan American Games Marathon, Mexico City Mexico Athletics Marathon December 9 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Keizo Yamada (JPN 22515 6%) overall record. An ultra-organized innovator, Wilkinson would post practice schedules that were broken down to the minute.
The centerpiece of his time in Norman was a 47-game winning streak from 1953 to 1957, an NCAA Division I record that still stands today and has only been seriously threatened thrice: by Toledo (35 wins, 1969-71), Miami (Fl.) (34 wins, 2000-03) and USC (34 wins, 2003-05). Athletics Marathon September 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Athletics Marathon August 17 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The University of Toledo is a public University situated in Toledo Ohio. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Earlier, the Sooners ran off 31 consecutive wins from 1948 to 1950. Athletics Marathon December 5 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Saburo Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels Except for two losses in 1951, the Wilkinson-coached Sooners did not lose more than one game per season for 11 years from 1948 to 1958, going 107-8-2 over that period. Athletics Marathon International Races March 6 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Buenos Aires Athletics Marathon December 5 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Saburo Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Boris Shakhlin, USSR His teams also went 12 consecutive seasons (1947-58) without a loss in conference play — a streak which has never been seriously threatened. Wilkinson did not suffer his first conference loss until Halloween 1959 — his 79th conference game at Oklahoma. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Athletics Marathon August 15 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner
His 1955 Oklahoma team is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history, regardless of era. Athletics Marathon March 19 &ndash Pan American Games Marathon, Mexico City Mexico College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies He was also the first collegiate football coach to host a television show, aptly named "The Bud Wilkinson Show. "
Wilkinson was also remarkable for compiling this record while showing a genuine interest and concern for the performance of his players in the classroom. Following the 1963 season, his 17th at Oklahoma, Wilkinson retired from coaching at the young age of 47. Athletics Marathon May 4 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Sao Paulo Brazil Men's
While still at Oklahoma, Wilkinson served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness from 1961 to 1964, by which time he'd left the Sooners.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Eight Conference) (1947 – 1963) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Oklahoma | 7–2–1 | 4-0-1 | 1 | — | 16 | |||
| 1948 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 5-0 | 1 | W Sugar Bowl | — | 5 | ||
| 1949 | Oklahoma | 11–0 | 5-0 | 1 | W Sugar Bowl | — | 2 | ||
| 1950 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 6-0 | 1 | L Sugar Bowl | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1951 | Oklahoma | 8–2 | 6-0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 1952 | Oklahoma | 8–1–1 | 5-0-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1953 | Oklahoma | 9–1–1 | 6-0 | 1 | W Orange Bowl | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1954 | Oklahoma | 10–0 | 6-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1955 | Oklahoma | 11–0 | 6-0 | 1 | W Orange Bowl | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | Oklahoma | 10–0 | 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 6-0 | 1 | W Orange Bowl | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1958 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 7-0 | 1 | W Orange Bowl | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1959 | Oklahoma | 7–3 | 6-1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 1960 | Oklahoma | 3–6–1 | 2-5 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | Oklahoma | 5–5 | 4-3 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | Oklahoma | 8–3 | 7-0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1963 | Oklahoma | 8–2 | 6-1 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Total: | 145–29–4 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll (started in 1950) of the season. The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. See also Oklahoma Sooners football The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Schedule/Results See also Oklahoma Sooners football The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Schedule/Results See also Oklahoma Sooners football The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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After Oklahoma
Wilkinson ran as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in 1964, at which point he legally changed his first name to Bud, but lost to Democrat Fred R. Harris. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Fred Roy Harris (born November 13, 1930, in Cotton County, Oklahoma) is an American Attorney, politician
In 1965, Wilkinson joined ABC Sports as their lead color commentator on college football telecasts (teaming with Chris Schenkel and, later, Keith Jackson). Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Christopher Eugene Schenkel ( August 21, 1923 - September 11, 2005 was an American Sportscaster. Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is an American former Sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television Wilkinson was the color analyst for three of the greatest games in college football history: Notre Dame vs. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Michigan State in 1966; Texas vs. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR Arkansas in 1969, and "The Game of the Century" Nebraska vs. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university Athletics Marathon August 16 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. University of Oklahoma in 1971. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Wilkinson is still considered one of the best color commentators of all time because of his solid analysis and in-depth insight.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Athletics Marathon August 16 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner
In 1978, Wilkinson returned to coaching, with the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Nikolai Andrianov, USSR The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. After less than two disappointing seasons, he was fired and returned to broadcasting.
Bud Wilkinson suffered a series of minor strokes and in early 1994, he died of congestive heart failure in St.Louis, at the age of 77. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash Heart failure is a Cardiac condition that occurs when a problem with the structure or function of the Heart impairs its ability to supply
Personal life
Wilkinson was married to the former Mary Schifflet in 1938, with whom he had two sons. They divorced in 1975. A year later, he married Donna O'Donnahue.
Quotes
"You played a good game and I am proud of all of you. We couldn't go on winning forever. " [addressing his team after losing to Notre Dame on November 16, 1957, ending Oklahoma's record 47-game winning streak]
"I was willing to settle for a scoreless tie in the third quarter. I felt at the start of the second half we had a good chance. But after we couldn't get going, even with our tremendous punting to their goal, I was ready to settle for a scoreless tie. " [commenting on Oklahoma's 7-0 loss to Notre Dame on November 16, 1957]
External links
- ESPN Classic biography - Bud Wilkinson
- College Football Hall of Fame - Bud Wilkinson
- College Football Data Warehouse - Bud Wilkinson's coaching record 1947-63
- Pro coaching record - Bud Wilkinson 1978-79
| Preceded by Jim Tatum |
Oklahoma Sooners Head Coaches 1947-1963 |
Succeeded by Gomer Jones |
| Preceded by Don Coryell |
St. Louis Cardinals Head Coaches 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by Larry Wilson |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wilkinson, Bud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilkinson, Charles Burnham (real name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football player and coach; Sports announcer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1994 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | St. Louis, Missouri |
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