Career information | |
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Position(s) | Tackle |
Career history | |
As player | |
1922–30 | Toronto Argonauts |
1931 | Sarnia Imperials |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1927, 28, 29 |
Awards | 1929 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
J.H.D. "Red" Wilson was a Canadian football player, playing from 1922 to 1931.[1][2]
Primarily playing tackle (called "middle"),[3][4] Wilson also played guard ("inside")[5] and flying wing.[6] Wilson played for the Toronto Argonauts from 1922 to 1930, including 52 regular season games and a team record 21 playoff games.[7] His best season was 1929, when he was named team captain and won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy as best player in the east.[8][9] He then retired, but returned to the Argos for one more season,[10] and finished his career playing with the Sarnia Imperials in 1931.[5]