Eric Wilson attended Iowa City City High. In 1919, he was the 220 yard and Long Jump State Champion. He attended Iowa University where he ran on the mile relay team which set an American intercollegiate record. He won the NCAA and Big Ten titles in the 220 yard dash in 1921 and 1923. In the 1924 Olympic Trials he broke the world record in the 200 meter dash and 400 meter run. He was a member of the 24th Olympic Games in Paris in the 400 meter run. He served as Iowa’s Sports Information Director from 1923 to 1968, working 262 straight football games. He was named to the “Helms Foundation Hall of Fame” as a publicity director and won the 1968 “Arch Ward Award” given to a Sports Information Director who makes an outstanding contribution to sports. Eric is inducted posthumously.
