Howard K. "Brutus" Wilson (born ) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem Teachers CollegeâÂÂnow known as Winston-Salem State UniversityâÂÂin Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1941 to 1945 and Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1946 to 1953. Wilson was also the head basketball coach at Morgan State CollegeâÂÂnow known as Morgan State UniversityâÂÂin Baltimore, from 1960 to 1971, tallying a mark of 109âÂÂ141. Wilson's 1947 Shaw Bears football team was undefeated, won the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) title, and was recognized as a black college football national champion.
Wilson graduated from Morgan State and earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University. Before moving to Winston-Salem State, he worked at the Johnston County Training School in Smithfield, North Carolina for six years.
Wilson was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2001.