What is Larry Wilson (American football)?
'''Larry Frank Wilson''' (March 24, 1938{{spaced ndash}}September 17, 2020) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player. He was a [[safety (American football position)|free safety]] with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) between 1960 to 1972.<ref name=hallret>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QrdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-n8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946%2C968730 |newspaper=Deseret News |last=Benson |first=Lee |title=Football returns favor, surprises Wilson |date=February 3, 1978 |page=B8 }}</ref> He was born in [[Rigby, Idaho]]. He played his entire 13-year career with the Cardinals and remained on the team's payroll until 2003.<ref name=wltfur>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9tZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cVMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C863479|newspaper=Mohave Daily Miner |location=Kingman, Arizona |agency=Associated Press |title=Wilson looks to future after taking general manager's role |date=September 7, 1988 |page=6}}</ref><ref name=lwe43yr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CTQLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4lIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6528%2C2558936 |newspaper=Daily Courier |location=Sedona, Arizona |agency=Associated Press |title=Larry Wilson ends 43-year career with Cardinals |date=April 15, 2003 |page=11A}}</ref> After his playing career, he stayed with the Cardinals as a coach and executive between 1973 to 2002. Wilson died on September 18, 2020 from [[cancer]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cardinals Hall Of Famer Larry Wilson Passes Away|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-hall-of-famer-safety-larry-wilson-dies-at-age-82|access-date=2020-08-18|website=www.azcardinals.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Larry}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Arizona]] [[Category:Arizona Cardinals players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Idaho]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Idaho]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}