Education
He graduated from Oregon in 1959.
He graduated from Oregon in 1959.
He first went to Boise Junior College (now Boise State University) before transferring to the University of Oregon in Eugene to play for the Webfoots. Wilcox led the Webfoots (now Ducks) to the 1958 Rose Bowl, which they lost 10–7. Wilcox was small for a defensive end, drafted late by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1960.
Rather than return to the team, Wilcox decided to retire, citing the small salary ($7,500) and the toil it might have taken on his body.
With the money he earned from playing football, he bought a house. He originally wanted to enter the military draft, but he decided to instead be a teacher and coach, in part due to deferments offered by the President for math and science teachers.
After a few stints at high schools in Portland and Boise, he arrived at Whitman College in 1967. He also served as the men"s basketball coach during the 1970s and the women"s basketball coach during the 1980s, leading the girls to five playoff appearances, a conference title and 178 wins.
He was inducted into the Whitman Hall of Fame.
