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Albert Wilson (August 1903 – March 8, 1996), was an American gardening guru, was a botanist, a landscape architect, a nationally renowned author, teacher and lecturer on gardening and landscaping, and a TV and radio talk show personality who penned several authoritative books popularizing and extolling upon the finer points and virtues of his passion.

Early life and education

An orphan, Wilson's earliest years were spent growing up in a San Francisco, California orphanage, an experience he reminisced upon in his book, These Were the Children. In 1927, Wilson earned his bachelor's degree in botany and, in 1934, his master's in biology, both from Stanford University.

Dig It with Albert

For many years, Wilson had a regular talk show, Dig It with Albert, broadcast on San Francisco's KGO 810 AM. The original show what called "How does your Garden grow" and was produced with the help of his manager George Turkmany. He was on the local PBS TV member station, KQED. He also had a show on KCSM-TV in the late sixties. Wilson was a frequent and very popular guest lecturer at local gardening clubs and nurseries throughout the San Francisco Bay area, mentoring and befriending many attendees. Wilson designed and built his home in 1929, on Creek Drive in Menlo Park, California. Wilson was also well known as a landscape architect, having designed Allied Arts and Fremont Park in Menlo Park and countless backyards and gardens throughout the SF Bay area.

Albert Wilson (born July 12, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State and attended Port St. Lucie High School in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Early years

Wilson played quarterback for the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguars. He was named Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers All-Area Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 as a senior. He recorded 2,631 all-purpose yards and 22 touchdowns his senior year. His totals were 1,029 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, 824 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, 81 receiving yards, 132 interception return yards and 565 return yards.

College career

Wilson played for the Georgia State Panthers from 2010 to 2013. He was the first Georgia State player to be invited to the NFL Combine. He had a career total of 6,235 all-purpose yards, which ranked among the top thirty in NCAA history. Wilson became the Panthers’ all-time leading scorer with 26 touchdowns. He also became the leading receiver in Georgia State history after recording 175 receptions for 3,190 yards and 23 touchdowns. He set school records in kickoff returns with 95 and kickoff return yards with 2,338 and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. Wilson also held the records for career punt returns with 41 and yards with 376. He had the longest reception (93 yards), longest run (80), longest kickoff return (100) and longest punt return (62) in school history. He earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from SI.com in 2013. Wilson also garnered First Team All-Sun Belt accolades in 2013. He was named First Team All-CAA as a kick returner and Third Team All-CAA as a wide receiver in 2012. He was also CAA Special Teams Co-Player of the Year in 2012.