Larry Wilson (ice hockey)

Lawrence Wilson (October 23, 1930 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and coach.
Wilson played 152 career games with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks winning the Stanley Cup in his first season with Detroit (1949–50). His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1950. Wilson later became the interim head coach of the Red Wings during the 1976–77 NHL season. He was also head coach of the Kansas City Red Wings in the Central Hockey League in the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons.
Wilson was the father of former NHL player and head coach Ron Wilson. His older brother, Johnny Wilson, also played and coached in the NHL.
During the summer of 1979, he died of an apparent heart attack while jogging.