Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Role Ice hockey Shot Left Positions Centerman | Playing career Siblings Johnny Wilson Name Larry Wilson | |
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Born October 23, 1930
Kincardine, ON, CAN ( 1930-10-23 ) Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) Died August 16, 1979, Warren County, New York, United States Played for Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Lawrence Wilson (October 23, 1930 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and head coach.
Wilson played 152 career games with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks winning the Stanley Cup in his first season with Detroit (1949–50). His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1950. Wilson would later become the interim head coach of the Red Wings during the 1976–77 NHL season. He was also head coach of the Kansas City Red Wings in the CHL in the 1977–78 season and 1978–79 season.
Wilson was the father of former NHL player and former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson. His older brother, Johnny Wilson, also played and coached in the NHL.
During the summer of 1979, he died of an apparent heart attack while jogging.