Pepper Wilson
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George F. "Pepper" Wilson (c. 1921 – September 29, 1988) was an American public relations executive who served as general manager of the Cincinnati Royals from 1958 to 1969.
Wilson was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Cincinnati during his youth. He graduated from Withrow High School in 1939. He played for the Withrow High baseball team and received the nickname Pepper because his style of play was seen as similar to Pepper Martin's. He attended the University of Cincinnati and spent a year with the Cincinnati Post before joining the United States Army Air Corps. He was the Oahu correspondent for Stars and Stripes. When World War II ended, Wilson returned to the Post, where he remained until 1949. He then spent eight years as the sports information director at the University of Dayton.[1]