Harrison Benjamin Wilson Jr. (April 21, 1925 – July 28, 2019) was an American health educator and college basketball coach who served as the second president of Norfolk State University from 1975 to 1997.

2016年1月2日 · From 1951 to 1964, he was the head basketball coach at Jackson State and is considered to be the architect of modern basketball at that institution. His 371-93 career record ranks him first on Jackson State University’s all-time wins list.

2019年7月29日 · Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr. served as the university's president from 1975 to 1997. He served as president of Norfolk State University for over 20 years and is the grandfather of Seattle...

2019年8月8日 · NORFOLK — Longtime community activist and former Norfolk State University president Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr. passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, he was 94, born April 21, 1925 in Amsterdam, New York, son of the late …

Harrison Benjamin Wilson Jr. was an American health educator and college basketball coach who served as the second president of Norfolk State University from 1975 to 1997.

2019年8月2日 · Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr., who served as president of Nor- folk State University for 22 years and whose grandson, Russell Wilson, is the superstar quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, died Sunday, July 28, 2019. He was 94. Condolences have poured in …

2010年5月11日 · Wilson was the head basketball coach from 1951 to 1960. He then became chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education from 1960 until 1967. Additionally, he became chairman and professor of health and physical education at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee that same year as well.

Though a trailblazer in his own right, Ben wasn't the first in his family to pursue a college education. Ben's father, Harrison Benjamin Wilson Jr., was a 6'4" giant in the world of HBCUs long before widespread integration allowed Black students to enter private institutions of higher education like Dartmouth en masse.

2019年7月29日 · NORFOLK, Va. - Longtime community activist and former Norfolk State University president Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr. died at the age of 94 on Sunday. The news of Wilson's death was confirmed...

2019年7月28日 · I am sorry to hear about the passing of your loved one, Dr. Harrison B. Wilson, Jr. He was President of Norfolk State University during the first 6 years (1991-1997) of my 25 years (1991-2016) of service, at NSU.