Larry Wilson (American football)
Wilson displayed on a Glendale stamp, 1969 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 24, 1938 Rigby, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | September 17, 2020 (aged 82) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Rigby (Rigby, Idaho) | ||||||||||||
| College | Utah (1956-1959) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 7th round, 74th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960 | ||||||||||||
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| Career | 2–1 (.667) | ||||||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||||
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Lawrence Frank Wilson (March 24, 1938 – September 17, 2020) was an American professional football safety who played with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time Pro Bowl selection, he played his entire 13-year career with the Cardinals and remained on the team's payroll until 2003, long after the team moved to Phoenix in the 1988 season.
Wilson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, his first year of eligibility, was named to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.