Jerrell Wilson—1959-60 Wildcat Football

   Jerrell Wilson was a teammate with Bobby Weaver in 1959.  He played on the 1960 PRC team that finished 10-1, winning another state championship and Hospitality Bowl.  Wilson was named Junior College All-American at PRC, while performing as a punter, center and linebacker, and he earned a scholarship to play for USM. 

   After USM, where he is also a member of the Hall of Fame, Wilson spent the next 16 years kicking in the National Football League. 

   Wilson, who is also in the Kansas City Chiefs' Hall of Fame, led the NFL in punting in 1965, '68, '72, and '73.  His Kansas City Chiefs totals were 1014 punts for 44,185 yards and a 43.6 average.  After retiring from the Chiefs, he spent one year with the New England Patriots. 

   The former PRC star owns a career average of 43.2 in the NFL and he wears a Super Bowl ring.  He is also credited, along with Stram, for opening many doors for punters in the NFL today.