Don Wilson | |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1961 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Defensive back |
Position2: | Punt returner |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
College: | North Carolina State |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
Playing Years3: | – |
Playing Team3: | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
Playing Years4: | – |
Playing Team4: | Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
Playing Years5: | – |
Playing Team5: | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
Playing Team6: | BC Lions (CFL) |
Playing Team7: | Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
Career Highlights: | |
Cflallstar: | ,,, |
Cfleastallstar: | , |
Cflwestallstar: | , |
Databasefootball: | WILSODON01 |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 197 |
Statlabel2: | Def Tackles |
Statvalue2: | 667 |
Statlabel3: | Interceptions |
Statvalue3: | 61 |
Statlabel4: | Int Ret Yards |
Statvalue4: | 1,046 |
Statlabel5: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue5: | 8 |
Cfhof: | don-wilson |
Cfhofyear: | 2021 |
Donald Allen Wilson (born July 28, 1961) is a former professional gridiron football defensive back. Playing collegiately for North Carolina State University, he played in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills (1984–1985). He then played in the Canadian Football League for twelve years with the Edmonton Eskimos (1987–1989, 1993–1994, 1998), the Toronto Argonauts (1990–1992, 1995–1996), and the BC Lions (1997). He was named to the Argonauts all-time team in 2007.
He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2021.[1]