Player Detail

DEL WILKES
Offensive Guard
1980 / 1984
Irmo, SC

Biography
Wilkes was an all-state offensive lineman for Irmo in 1979 and was named to the Shrine Bowl squad that year. He started two games at left guard after starter Joe Doyle was injured (against Pittsburgh and Kentucky). Wilkes sat out the 1982 season but returned in 1983 when Joe Morrison took over as coach and began the season backing up Cas Danielowski at right guard. Wilkes started in the latter part of that season after Danielowski went down with a dislocated elbow and was the starter full-time in 1984. He had a standout season as a senior, being named to four All-America teams (Kodak Coaches, Walter Camp, AP and UPI (2nd team) while also being named All-South Independent and winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the top blocker in the state. Wilkes, a co-captain of the squad, was named MVP that year and was named to the modern era all-time USC team in 1993. He had a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985 and the Atlanta Falcons in 1986. Wilkes went on to a career in professional wresting as “The Patriot” before retiring to the Irmo area.

Biography

Wilkes was an all-state offensive lineman for Irmo in 1979 and was named to the Shrine Bowl squad that year. He started two games at left guard after starter Joe Doyle was injured (against Pittsburgh and Kentucky). Wilkes sat out the 1982 season but returned in 1983 when Joe Morrison took over as coach and began the season backing up Cas Danielowski at right guard. Wilkes started in the latter part of that season after Danielowski went down with a dislocated elbow and was the starter full-time in 1984. He had a standout season as a senior, being named to four All-America teams (Kodak Coaches, Walter Camp, AP and UPI (2nd team) while also being named All-South Independent and winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the top blocker in the state. Wilkes, a co-captain of the squad, was named MVP that year and was named to the modern era all-time USC team in 1993. He had a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985 and the Atlanta Falcons in 1986. Wilkes went on to a career in professional wresting as “The Patriot” before retiring to the Irmo area.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1980	Media Guide		L	6-3	220	Fr
1980	Wichita State, Pacific game programs	63	OG	6-3	230	Fr	1	0
1981	1981 Media Guide	63	OG	6-3	235	So
1981	Clemson 1981	63	OG	6-3	245	So	3	2
1982	1982 Media Guide	63	OG	6-3	240	Jr
1983	1983 Media Guide	62	OG	6-3	254	Jr
1983	Program vs Notre Dame	62	OG	6-3	254	Jr	1	1
1984	Program vs Florida State	62	OG	6-3	266	Sr
1984	Gator Bowl Media Guide	62	OG	6-3	266	Sr	3	3
9999	Gamecock Archives All-Time By #	62	OG	6-3	266		0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1981 Media Guide	Right Guard	Starter
9/26/1981 vs. Georgia	Left Guard	2nd String
9/26/1981 vs. Georgia	Right Guard	2nd String
10/17/81 vs Virginia	Left Guard	2nd String
10/24/81 vs North Carolina	Left Guard	2nd String
1983 Media Guide	Right Guard	3rd String
1984 Gator Bowl vs Oklahoma State	Right Guard	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1979	Shrine Bowl
1984	All South Independent
1984	All-America (AP)
1984	All-America (Kodak Coaches)
1984	All-America (Walter Camp Foundation)
1984	All-America 2nd Team (UPI)
1984	Jacobs Blocking Trophy
1984	Rex Enright - Captain's Cup
1984	Steve Wadiak MVP

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1981-10-03	Pittsburgh	Left Guard
1981-10-10	Kentucky	Left Guard
1983-11-05	Florida State	Right Guard
1984-09-08	Citadel	Right Guard
1984-11-10	Florida State	Right Guard
1984-11-24	Clemson	Right Guard

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play