Mike Wilson | |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1947 |
Birth Place: | Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. |
Position1: | Tackle |
College: | Dayton |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1969 |
Nfldraftedround: | 14 / Pick 343 |
Playing Years1: | 1969–1970 |
Playing Team1: | Cincinnati Bengals[1] – NFL |
Playing Years2: | 1971 |
Playing Team2: | Buffalo Bills – NFL |
Playing Years3: | 1974 |
Playing Team3: | Detroit Wheels – WFL |
Playing Years4: | 1975 |
Playing Team4: | Chicago Winds – WFL |
Playing Years5: | 1975 |
Playing Team5: | Philadelphia Bell – WFL |
Playing Years6: | 1975 |
Playing Team6: | Kansas City Chiefs – NFL |
Playing Years7: | 1976–1978 |
Playing Team7: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats – CFL |
Playing Years8: | 1979–1980 |
Playing Team8: | Edmonton Eskimos – CFL |
Playing Years9: | 1983 |
Playing Team9: | Washington Federals – USFL |
Playing Years10: | 1983 |
Playing Team10: | Los Angeles Express[2] – USFL |
Playing Years11: | 1983 |
Playing Team11: | Michigan Panthers – USFL |
Career Highlights: |
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Cflallstar: | 1979, 1980 |
Cflwestallstar: | 1979, 1980 |
Databasefootball: | WILSOMIK04 |
Michael DeForest Wilson (born October 20, 1947) is a former American football player who played tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs from 1969 to 1975.[3]
He later played with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1979 to 1980, where he was an All-Star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award both seasons. Wilson is the only player to have ever played in the American, the National, the World, the Canadian, and the United States Football League.
Wilson played football at the University of Dayton, where he played both offensive tackle and fullback for the Flyers.[4] He graduated from Dayton in 1970.[5]
Wilson was drafted in the 14th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[6] After playing three games his rookie season, in 1970 he played in all 14 games, starting 12.[3]
Wilson was inducted into the University of Dayton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[5] He was inducted into the Wilmington High School athletic hall of fame in 2009.[7]