Michael Wilson (offensive lineman)

This article is about the gridiron football player born 1947. For the player born 1955, see Mike Wilson (offensive lineman).

For other persons with similar names, see Michael Wilson (disambiguation).

Michael DeForest Wilson (born October 20, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1975.^[3]

Mike Wilson

Date of birth	(1947-10-20) October 20, 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Dayton
NFL draft	1969 / round: 14 / Pick 343
Career history
As player
1969–1970	Cincinnati Bengals[1] – NFL
1971	Buffalo Bills[1] – NFL
1974	Detroit Wheels – WFL
1975	Chicago Winds – WFL
1975	Philadelphia Bell – WFL
1975	Kansas City Chiefs[1] – NFL
1976–1978	Hamilton Tiger-Cats – CFL
1979–1980	Edmonton Eskimos – CFL
1983	Washington Federals[1] – USFL
1983	Los Angeles Express[2] – USFL
1983	Michigan Panthers – USFL
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1979, 1980) 2× CFL Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman (1979, 1980) 2× DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy (1979, 1980)
CFL All-Star	1979, 1980
CFL West All-Star	1979, 1980
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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.^{[citation needed]}

Wilson played college football for the Dayton Flyers as both an offensive tackle and fullback.^[4] He graduated from Dayton in 1970.^[5]

Wilson was selected 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]