Wilson Collins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilson Collins

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 07-May-1889

Place of Birth: Pulaski, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1941

Profession: baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Cyril Wilson Collins (May 7, 1889 – February 28, 1941) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field for the Boston Braves in the 1913 and 1914 seasons.
Listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m), 165 lb., Collins batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University.
He was a member of both the football and baseball teams there.
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.During the First World War, Collins was the fullback for the 1917 Camp Gordon football team. In a two-season career, Collins was a .263 hitter (10-for-38) with five runs and one RBI 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.