Mountaineer legend Quincy Wilson files to run for WV House seat in District 1
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Quincy Wilson has officially filed to run for the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 1, taking on current incumbent and House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan, who has served in that seat since 2014 .
Wilson filed his candidacy paperwork this morning, setting up a high-profile contest in the Northern Panhandle. The news was shared by Hancock County Democratic Women, who have positioned this race as a choice between the status quo and a candidate focused on education, jobs, and opportunity for residents across Brooke and Hancock counties.
For Mountaineer fans, Wilson needs little introduction.
Quincy starred at Weir High School, where he recorded one of the most dominant seasons in West Virginia high school football history. As a senior, Wilson became the first player in state history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a single season, piling up 3,262 yards on 351 carries while averaging 233 yards per game. He scored 47 touchdowns, set a state record with 290 points, and led Weir to a perfect 14–0 season capped by a Class AA state championship. By the end of his high school career, Wilson had rushed for 6,161 yards and 90 touchdowns, earning national recognition from USA Today and Kennedy Award honors as the state’s top player.
Wilson stayed home for college, joining the Mountaineers in 1999. After beginning his career as a backup to Avon Cobourne and missing time due to a medical redshirt, Wilson steadily emerged as a star. His breakout culminated in 2003, when he became WVU’s featured back and turned in multiple big performances — most famously “The Run” against then–No. 2 Miami. That season, Wilson rushed for 1,380 yards and 12 touchdowns, earned third-team Associated Press All-America honors, was named a first-team All-Big East selection by ESPN, and collected WVU’s Ira Rodgers Award and Offensive MVP honors. He finished his Mountaineer career ranked fifth in school history in both rushing attempts and rushing yards.
Wilson was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft and went on to spend time in the NFL with the Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals, along with a stint in the United Football League with the Florida Tuskers. While his professional career was spent largely on practice squads and special teams, Wilson remained connected to the game and to West Virginia.
After his playing days, Wilson moved onto coaching, beginning his career at Glenville State as running backs coach in 2017. Wilson followed that up with a longer run at West Virginia State as associate head coach and running backs coach. He then took a head coaching job at Fort Lauderdale in 2022 before returning to West Virginia in 2023 as Fairmont State’s running backs coach. After a brief stint as the head coach at Rio Grande, Wilson returned home again to become the head coach at his alma mater.
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