Howard K. Wilson

Howard K. Wilson
Biographical details
Bornc. 1906
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Morgan
Basketball
?–1934Morgan
Position(s)Quarterback, fullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941–1945Winston-Salem State
1946–1953Shaw
1958–?Morgan State (assistant)
Basketball
1960–1971Morgan State
Head coaching record
Overall48–51–6 (football)
109–141 (basketball)
Bowls1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 black college national (1947)
1 CIAA (1947)

Howard K. "Brutus" Wilson (born c. 1906) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem Teachers College—now known as Winston-Salem State University—in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1941 to 1945 and Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1946 to 1953. Wilson was also the head basketball coach at Morgan State College—now known as Morgan State University—in Baltimore, from 1960 to 1971, tallying a mark of 109–141. Wilson's 1947 Shaw Bears football team was undefeated, won the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) title, and was recognized as a black college football national champion.

Wilson graduated from Morgan State and earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University. Before moving to Winston-Salem State, he worked at the Johnston County Training School in Smithfield, North Carolina for six years.[1]

Wilson was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]

  1. ^ "Brutus Wilson Added To Shaw Sports Staff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. June 9, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "New Hall of Famers". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 28, 2001. p. 5D. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.