Sumner Dewey "Tex" Tilson (July 5, 1898 â November 13, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)âÂÂnow known as Virginia TechâÂÂfor one season, in 1942, compiling a record of 7âÂÂ2âÂÂ1. Tilson also played college football at VPI.
Tilson was born on July 5, 1898, in Childress, Texas, to William Ransom Tilson and Sallie Ellen Williams. His grandfather Granville Tilson was a cattle trader in Matador, Texas. He died in November 1964 in Virginia.