Ellwood Wilson
Sewanee Tigers
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born:New Jersey
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1891)

Ellwood Wilson was a college football player,[1] considered the "founder of Sewanee Tigers football."[2] He came to Sewanee from New Jersey, and at first used an oval block of wood in place of a football.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta". 1892.
  2. โ†‘ "Founder of Tiger Football Tells How". Sewanee Alumni News. 8 (1): 7. December 1941.
  3. โ†‘ "Target for Today". The Milwaukee Journal. April 4, 1951.


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