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138 Players Listed Starting with "Wi"


Wickham, played 1914
Frank Wickware, gn. Frank Ellis, b. 1888, d. 1967, played 1910-1921
Wiggins, played 1920
Joe Wiggins, gn. Joe, played 1930-1934
Wigware, played 1930
Art Wilbert, gn. Andrew, played 1941-1942
Doc Wiley, gn. Wabishaw Spencer, b. 1887, d. 1944, played 1914-1923
Fred Wiley, gn. Fred Lewis, b. 1895, played 1920-1925
Joe Wiley, gn. Joseph, Jr., b. 1918, d. 1993, played 1945-1948
Harry Wiliams, gn. Harry, II, played 1931-1946
Jimmy Wilkes, gn. James Eugene, b. 1925, d. 2008, played 1945-1948
Lefty Wilkes, gn. Lefty, played 1916
Ed Willett, gn. Robert Edgar, b. 1884, d. 1934, played 1909-1910
Pete Willett, gn. Pete, played 1923-1928
Williams, played 1946
Williams, played 1944
Williams, played 1937
Williams, played 1932
Williams, played 1932
Williams, played 1932
Williams, played 1931
Williams, played 1930
Williams, played 1930
Williams, played 1928
Williams, played 1921
Williams, played 1921
Williams, played 1914-1915
Al Williams, gn. Albert Sidney, played 1943-1945
Andrew Williams, gn. Andrew, played 1922-1924
Arthur Williams, gn. Arthur, played 1930
B. Williams, gn. B., played 1932-1938
Bilbo Williams, gn. Bilbo, played 1943
Bill Williams, gn. Jesse Horace, b. 1913, d. 1990, played 1939-1945
Bobby Williams, gn. Robert Lawns, b. 1895, d. 1978, played 1918-1948
Buck Williams, gn. Buck, played 1921-1922
C. Williams, gn. C., played 1930-1932
C. Williams, gn. C., played 1920
Charles Williams, gn. Charles Henry, b. 1894, d. 1952, played 1929-1933
Charlie Williams, gn. Charles Arthur, Jr., b. 1903, d. 1931, played 1921-1931
Ches Williams, gn. Chester Arthur, b. 1908, played 1930-1942
Clarence Williams, gn. Clarence, b. 1866, played 1904-1910
Clyde Williams, gn. Clyde Henry, b. 1920, played 1947
D. Williams, gn. D., played 1921
Eddie Williams, gn. Elijah, b. 1916, d. 2003, played 1943-1945
Elbert Williams, gn. Elbert, played 1931-1935
Findale Williams, gn. Findale, played 1927
Frank Williams, gn. Frank, b. 1918, d. 1987, played 1942-1946
Fred Williams, gn. Fred, played 1924
Fred Williams, gn. Fred, played 1921
G. Williams, gn. G., played 1921
George Williams, gn. George, played 1948
Gerard Williams, gn. Gerard, b. 1902, played 1921-1928
Graham Williams, gn. Graham H., played 1932-1934
Guy Williams, gn. Guy, played 1934
H. Williams, gn. H., played 1930
Hank Williams, gn. Henry, played 1914
Harry Williams, gn. Harry, played 1920-1921
Henry Williams, gn. Henry, played 1923-1933
I.C. Williams, gn. I. C., played 1942
James Williams, gn. James, played 1932-1944
Jeff Williams, gn. Norldon Leroy, b. 1927, d. 1994, played 1947-1948
Jess Williams, gn. Jess, played 1923
Jesse Williams, gn. Jesse Sharon, b. 1923, d. 1996, played 1944-1947
Jim Williams, gn. Jim, played 1932
Joe Williams, gn. Joe, played 1939
John Williams, gn. John, b. 1916, played 1948
John Williams, gn. John, played 1926-1933
Johnny Williams, gn. Johnny, played 1944-1947
L. Williams, gn. L., played 1928-1932
Lem Williams, gn. Lem R., played 1914
Lemuel Williams, gn. Lemuel, played 1939
M. Williams, gn. M., played 1932
M. Williams, gn. M., played 1931
Marv Williams, gn. Marvin, b. 1920, d. 2000, played 1943-1945
Matt Williams, gn. Mathis, b. 1892, played 1923
Maurice Williams, gn. Maurice, played 1923
Morris Williams, gn. Morris, played 1920-1921
Nish Williams, gn. Vinicius J., b. 1904, d. 1968, played 1930-1939
Norm Williams, gn. Norm, played 1930
Pete Williams, gn. Phil, played 1931-1932
Poindexter Williams, gn. Poindexter, b. 1897, d. 1969, played 1921-1933
Ray Williams, gn. Ray, played 1932
Raymond Williams, gn. Raymond, played 1933-1941
Robert Williams, gn. Robert A., b. 1917, d. 2000, played 1943-1948
Roy Williams, gn. Roy K., b. 1907, d. 1944, played 1931-1943
Samuel Williams, gn. Samuel Clarence, b. 1922, d. 2007, played 1948
Smokey Joe Williams, gn. Joseph, b. 1885, d. 1951, played 1911-1934
String Bean Williams, gn. Andrew, played 1914-1928
T. Williams, gn. T., played 1935
Tom Williams, gn. Thomas, b. 1896, d. 1937, played 1916-1924
Tom Williams, gn. Tom, b. 1936, played 1920
W. Williams, gn. W., played 1919
Willie Williams, gn. Willie C., b. 1925, d. 2011, played 1945-1948
Willie Williams, gn. Willie, played 1937
Wilmore Williams, gn. Wilmore, played 1943
Woodrow Williams, gn. Woodrow, b. 1916, played 1933
Zack Williams, gn. Zack, played 1939
Jim Willis, gn. Jim, played 1928-1937
Willoughby, played 1936
Alfred Wilmore, gn. Alfred Gardner, b. 1924, d. 1996, played 1947
Wilson, played 1943
Wilson, played 1940
Wilson, played 1919
Wilson, played 1918
Wilson, played 1917
Alec Wilson, gn. Alec, played 1939
Andrew Wilson, gn. Andrew, played 1923
Art Wilson, gn. Arthur Earl, b. 1885, d. 1960, played 1911
Artie Wilson, gn. Arthur Lee, b. 1920, d. 2010, played 1944-1948
Benny Wilson, gn. Benjamin, played 1923-1925
Bob Wilson, gn. Robert, b. 1925, d. 1985, played 1947-1948
Carter Wilson, gn. Carter, b. 1900, d. 1975, played 1921
Charley Wilson, gn. Charles, Jr., b. 1895, played 1920-1922
Chuck Wilson, gn. Charles, played 1948
Dan Wilson, gn. Daniel Richard, b. 1913, d. 1986, played 1937-1947
Elmer Wilson, gn. Elmer, played 1921-1926
Emmett Wilson, gn. Emmett Dabney, b. 1913, d. 1991, played 1936-1942
Felton Wilson, gn. Felton, played 1937
Fietman Wilson, gn. Fietman, played 1932-1933
Fred Wilson, gn. Fred, b. 1909, played 1939-1947
George Wilson, gn. George, played 1946
George Wilson, gn. George H., b. 1875, d. 1915, played 1906
Herb Wilson, gn. Hubert, b. 1902, played 1928-1929
J. Wilson, gn. J., played 1921
James Wilson, gn. James, played 1933-1947
James Wilson, gn. James, played 1940-1941
Jud Wilson, gn. Ernest Judson, Boojum, b. 1896, d. 1963, played 1922-1945
Lionel Wilson, gn. Lionel J., b. 1915, d. 1998, played 1946
Pete Wilson, gn. Percy Lawrance, b. 1899, played 1923-1924
Ray Wilson, gn. Ray, b. 1870, played 1904-1905
Woodrow Wilson, gn. Woodrow, played 1931-1940
Hooks Wiltse, gn. George Leroy, b. 1879, d. 1959, played 1911
David Wingfield, gn. David, b. 1894, played 1920-1923
Doc Wingo, gn. Doc, played 1944
Bobby Winston, gn. Clarence Henry, b. 1878, played 1905-1921
James Winston, gn. James, played 1931-1932
Nip Winters, gn. James Henry, Jr., b. 1899, d. 1971, played 1921-1932
Lefty Wise, gn. Lefty, played 1921

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