Wilson Whitley

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Wilson Whitley was a consensus All-American defensive tackle at the University of Houston, having played there from 1972-1976 under then defensive coordinator, Don Todd. He led the Cougars to the Southwest Conference championship in football during Houston's first season as a conference member and was named the Lombardi Award winner for 1976, as the nation's top lineman. He was presentd the award by Former President Gerald Ford at a ceremony in Houston, Texas.

Whitley was drafted in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals and started alongside another Lombardi Award winner, Ross Browner, for 6 seasons. He was later named to the Southwest Conference "All Decade Team" for the 70's.

Whitley suffered an untimely death at the age of 37, due to a heart condition. He is a 1998 inductee into UofH's Hall of Honor and is a perennial candidate for the National College Football Hall of Fame.

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