Concordia-St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame
Jim attended Concordia from 1976 to 1979 and graduated Magna Cum Laude/St. Paul Jaycees Court of Honor. During his time at Concordia, he was the president of Ski Club and played four years of football, being named an All-Conference defensive back two of those years. He also ran track for two years and was eventually Head Track Coach in 1982. Jim has a Master's degree from Sam Houston University in school counseling and an extensive career in the education field, including 26 years as a Lutheran Educator teacher/administrator. He was named Texas District Educator of the Year in 2001 and was recognized by the Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon award winner in 2006. He also coached 18 of the years while serving as a principal. Jim is currently a school counselor at Navarro Elementary near Seguin, Texas and has been married to his wife Darla for 28 years. He has three children Rebecca, Josh and Joy.
Jim helped lead Concordia to their first-ever conference championship, helping the Comets to a Twin River championship in 1976 with a perfect 4-0 Twin River record. They were also UMAC Co-Champions that year going 3-2 in that league, with a dual conference membership. In that championship season, Jim Wilson was one of the leaders in a Concordia secondary that allowed just 47 completions in 123 passing attempts by their opponent all season. He finished the season with 28 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. In 1977, Wilson helped the Comets to a 9-1 record, which still stands as the best winning percentage in Concordia football history. His 85 yard kickoff return for touchdown on the opening kickoff helped the Comets blow out Maranatha Baptist for their seventh win of the season. He helped the Comets to a third straight championship run in 1978 when they took the Twin River Co-Championship despite an 0-3 start to the season, the team finished strong at 5-4 overall. As a junior, Wilson again earned All-Twin River accolades. As a senior in 1979, Wilson earned All-UMAC second team and All-Twin River honorable mention honors, making 59 tackles with three interceptions and four pass deflections.
