Education
A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University.
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Wilson Collins
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Listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 m), 165 pounds, Collins Batted and threw right-handed. Edwin Pope"s Football"s Greatest Coaches reads "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9-8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted it the best backfield in the South. In a two-season career, Collins was a.263 hitter (10-for-38) with five runs and one Reserve Bank of India in 43 games.
He did not hit have any extra-base hits.
In 28 outfield appearances, he committed two errors in 27 chances for a collective.926 fielding percentage. Collins died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age of 51.
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He was a member of both the football and baseball teams there.
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United States