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Larry Wilson

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DIED
September 17, 2020

Obituary

Larry Wilson was a legendary safety for the St. Louis Cardinals who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.

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Larry was my teammate in 1970,1971.He always did what was right ,fair and honest.No one gave more effort than Larry. I am honered to have known him .RIP

Larry was a consistent member of Valley Presbyterian Church for the 10 years I was the pastor - 2004 to 2014. He was active in a mens Bible study. Always thoughtful and kind. I am sorry to lose him but am grateful to have known a good and good spirited man. Rev Dr. Woody Garvin - pastor

After seeing Mr Wilson play my Birthday present from My Parents on Sunday November 2nd vs my Phila Eagles and see his electrifying interception with 2 Broken Wrists preventing a Touchdown too Great Timmy Brown n going 91 yards as he landed on 1 Arm n kept his Balance! Meeting him in person was an Honor Mr Wilson displayed courage and was very accommodating n displated Class n laughed when I brought the play up too him about 41 years later Some of my Fondest Memories He was a Great Leader...

My favorite player growing up, my father coached him in Rigby,Idaho. Cless Olney.

Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your loved one Larry, may God give you strength and comfort during this difficult time. (Psalms 46 :1)

Played against him in high school. A great guy and a great player, in that order. Peace Larry. Neil McSpadden.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My Grandfather, Tom Roberts, was Larry's high school football coach. Larry was also a close family friend to our family. I was fortunate enough to meet Larry in Rigby when he was honored at the Hometown Hall of Fame at Rigby High School. Grandpa, age 98 and I were able to attend and share this moment with him. Even though I had never met Larry before, his warmth and kindness was as if we were old friends. My Grandpa and Dad have always had such...

My condolences to the Wilson family. I grew up in St. Louis and was lucky enough to have a family with season tickets so I saw many of the Big Red's games. Few would dispute that Larry was the greatest player the Cardinals ever had, I certainly felt that way. And beyond that and more importantly, he was a gentleman too.

Wilson family,
Sorry for the loss of Larry a good football player and a better man.A class act, great role model for sports more athlethes should model their life after.God speed Larry