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Hall of Fame

Wilson Wingate

W. Wilson Wingate

  • Class
    1918
  • Induction
    1982
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track & Field (M), Lacrosse (M), Baseball

Inducted 1982

  • Received the Sophomore Gold Medal for highest academic achievement
  • Represented the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association at the Olympic Games in 1928 and 1932
  • Influential Lacrosse Writer
  • Coined the Name “Green Terrors”
  • A sports writer for the Baltimore Sun and later for the Baltimore News-Post in the 1920s and 1930s
  • May 1936, The Wingate Trophy; emblematic of the National Collegiate Lacrosse Championship, was established in his memory by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
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