Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    Twitter
    Home » Ex-Huskies walk-on Wilson drowns in Hawaii
    Football

    Ex-Huskies walk-on Wilson drowns in Hawaii

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffNovember 30, 2013No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Former Lakes High all-state running back Willis Wilson, a three-year walk-on at the  University of Washington who transferred the past summer to the University of Hawaii, apparently drowned Saturday morning in an incident on a beach near Honolulu.

    The Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s story on a fire department report said that Wilson, 21, was among a group of three men and two women were were wading in shallow water. About 4:30 a.m., they noticed Wilson was not among them. A couple of hours later, HFD and Coast Guard rescuers found his body.

    Wilson was a UW walk-on who in his freshman season of 2010 was named the Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout Player of the Year. He had a single carry for the Huskies in 2012, his last season at Montlake.

    Wilson and a teammate, Josh Perkins, ran afoul of team rules in August 2012 and were kicked off the team. But coach Steve Sarkisian reinstated both a day later after a further investigation.

    “We gathered some more information on the situation and it felt like the right thing to do,” Sarkisian told reporters at the time. “We met with some of the leaders on the team . . .  Their punishment will be handled in-house and I think that they are thankful for the opportunity to get back, and I think that their teammates are happy to have them back.”

    Wilson’s father, Jack, was a former UH football player. Another Lakes player, cornerback Dee Maggitt, was a teammate at UH.

    Wilson was a backup for the Rainbows. On Monday in a Manoa campus intrasquad scrimmage, Wilson rushed nine times for 115 yards and two touchdowns. He was not among the 64 players who were part of the team that stayed in a Waikiki hotel ahead of Hawaii’s game Saturday against Army at Aloha Stadium.

    Former Huskies fullback Jonathan Amosa tweeted his condolences:

    Will never forget how many times you made us laugh no matter where or what the situation. RIP Willis. pic.twitter.com/dIVE3LGdVa

    — Jonathan Amosa (@JonathanAmosa) November 30, 201

     

    Share. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Related Posts

    The day that college sports start to go pro

    July 1, 2021

    NCAA amateurism is dead. Mayhem will fill the void

    June 24, 2021

    Thiel: Gonzaga’s Few sounds the alarm on NIL

    June 14, 2021

    Comments are closed.

    • Follow @Art_Thiel on Twitter
    Use our affiliate link on Amazon

    Subscribe to Our Weekly Roundup

    Get the top stories sent to your inbox every Thursday.

    Art Thiel on KNKX 88.5FM

    Kirsten Kendrick's Q. & A. with Thiel can be heard every Friday during Morning Edition at 5:45am and 7:45am and again that same day on All Things Considered at 4:44pm. It also airs Saturday at 9:35am.

    Listen now!
    Latest Posts

    A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins

    February 18, 2022

    Carroll’s staff makeover seeks to get Wilson back in the game

    February 16, 2022

    Arizona loss unmasks truths about Hopkins, UW hoops

    February 15, 2022

    Rams win a survivors contest called the Super Bowl

    February 14, 2022
    Twitter
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    © 2025 Sportspress Northwest

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.