August 8, 1984
The President today announced his intention to appoint Charles B. Wilkinson to be a member of
the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy for a term expiring December 30,
1986. He would succeed Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Wilkinson is currently the chairman of the board of the Public Employees Benefit Services
Corp. in Oklahoma City, OK. Additionally he is director of the Coach of the Year Football Clinics
and is a sports announcer for the Entertainment Sports Program Network. For the last 3 years he
has been president of the Gymnastics Federation. Previously, Mr. Wilkinson served as coach of
the St. Louis Cardinals football team (1979 - 1980); chairman of the board of Planned Marketing
Associates (1971 - 1975); consultant to President Nixon and member of the White House staff
(1969 - 1972); and was a special consultant to President Kennedy on physical fitness (1961 -
1964). Mr. Wilkinson served as assistant coach (1946) and then head coach and athletic director
at the University of Oklahoma (1947 - 1963). He retired to run for the United States Senate in
1964.
Mr. Wilkinson graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1937) and from Syracuse
University (M.A., 1940). He is married, has two children, and resides in St. Louis, MO. He was
born April 23, 1916, in Minneapolis, MN.