Win Karlson

Win Karlson
Biographical details
BornOctober 3, 1891[1]
DiedJanuary 14, 1972 (aged 80)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1920Syracuse Stars
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Men's basketball
1924–1925Wentworth
1925–1932Boston University
Baseball
1925–1929Wentworth
Head coaching record
Overall39–53 (.424)

Winslow Karlson (October 3, 1891 – January 14, 1972) was an American athlete and coach who was the head coach of the Boston University Terriers men's basketball team from 1925 to 1932.

Baseball

During his youth, Karlson attended Boston Braves games at the South End Grounds by volunteering to clean the stands and roll the field. When he turned fifteen, he was hired by the Braves to work the turnstiles. In 1906, he began working at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, home of the Boston Red Sox. He followed the team to Fenway Park in 1912, but returned to the Braves in 1915 when Braves Field opened. In 1917, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were impressed with Karlson after he threw batting practice for the team, signed him to a contract and sent him to the Asheville Tourists. However, shortly after joining the team, Karlson joined the United States Army and served in France during World War I. Karlson resumed playing baseball after the war.[2] In 1920, he pitched in 17 games for the Syracuse Stars of the International League and went 1–10 with a 4.83 earned run average.[3] After his playing career ended, Karlson spent five seasons as the head baseball coach at the Wentworth Institute.[2]

Basketball

Karlson was also a standout basketball player who was described by The Boston Globe as "one of the best centers in Greater Boston".[4] He played for a number of New England teams, including the Fenno five, St. Alphonsus, Cohasset A. A., the Wyanokos of Hartford, Maynard, and the Shawmuts of Roxbury.[2] During the 1924–25 season, he was the basketball coach at the Wentworth Institute.[5] The following season, he took over as head coach at Boston University.[6] He coached there for seven seasons and compiled a record of 39–53.[7]

Later life

Karlson was replaced as BU's basketball coach by John Harmon in 1932, but remained with the school for one more year as custodian of athletic equipment. He held various jobs for the Braves and Red Sox, working as an usher at Fenway Park until he was eighty.[2] He died on January 14, 1972, at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Jamaica Plain.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Winslow Karlson". The BIRLS Database. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Kaese, Harold (June 13, 1971). "Thorpe to Yaz... Win knew them all". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "Win Carlson". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Stirring Games Are Promised". The Boston Globe. January 3, 1916.
  5. ^ "Wentworth Quintet Arranges Schedule". The Boston Globe. January 8, 1925.
  6. ^ "Shots At The Basket". The Boston Globe. December 29, 1925.
  7. ^ "Win Carlson". SRCBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Karlson dies; was favorite at Fenway". The Boston Globe. January 17, 1972.

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