Bud Wilkinson
American football head coach
1916 – 1994
Who was Bud Wilkinson?
Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4. His Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships and 14 conference titles. Between 1953 and 1957, Wilkinson's Oklahoma squads won 47 straight games, a record that still stands at the highest level of college football. After retiring from coaching following the 1963 season, Wilkinson entered into politics and, in 1965, became a broadcaster with ABC Sports. He returned to coaching in 1978, helming the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League for two seasons. Wilkinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1916
Minneapolis - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Minnesota
- Syracuse University
- Lived in
- Minneapolis
- Died
- Feb 9, 1994
St. Louis
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on July 23, 2013
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