William J. Wilkinson (1984) - Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics Hall of Fame

William J. Wilkinson

Induction:
1984
Class:
1954

William J. Wilkinson played two sports at Drexel. He was a four-year letterwinner on the soccer team under Don Yonker and a two-year member of Herman Epstein’s lacrosse teams.

On the soccer field, Wilkinson was an All-America selection as a junior and a two-time All-Region pick. He changed positions to help the team as a senior and the Dragons went on to win the MAC Southern Division and District Championship before falling in the MASCAC championship game. Wilkinson played on the Armed Forces team from after graduating in 1954 and competed in both the Olympic Trials in 1955 and amateur leagues until 1966. He was a Philadelphia Amateur league All-Star seven times. After his playing days ended Wilkinson was a coach for the United German Hungarian team and then coached at both Philadelphia Textile and La Salle, where he won championship in both the East Coast and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conferences.