Harlan Wilson

Harlan Edward Wilson


Born:
February 3, 1914
Adams, IN

Died:
August 3, 1988
Lafayette, IN

Career
1929-30 Morgantown High School - Indiana (High School)
1930-31 Morgantown High School - Indiana (High School)
1933-34 Central Norman University (College)
1934-35 Central Norman University (College)
1935-36 Central Norman University (College)
1935-36 Indianapolis Kautskys (MBC)
1936-37 Indianapolis U.S. Tires (MBC)
1937-38 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1937-38 Hilgemeier Packers - Indianapolis (Independent)


Started with only the knowledge he went to college at Central Norman and was from Indiana. I found a Harlan Wilson who went to Central Norman was an English teacher at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana, as of 1949.
http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Jefferson_High_School_Nautilus_Yearbook/1949/Page_133.html
Using Lafayette as a location, I found this grave, Harlan E. Wilson, buried in West Lafayette. Married to Helen (1919-1988)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wilson&GSfn=harlan&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=17&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=136676850&df=all&
More searching and I find Harlan and Helen's son, a basketball player at Indiana University.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jconline/obituary.aspx?pid=170394023
Everything points to this being the right guy. I am declaring it so.




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/w/wilsoha01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=wilsoha01