Mike Wilson (wide receiver)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 19, 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Carson (CA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 9 / Pick: 246 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 136 |
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| Games started: | 28 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,199 |
| Receptions: | 159 |
| Receiving TDs: | 15 |
| Kicking yards: | 93 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Ruben Wilson (born December 19, 1958) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers. He is only one of a few NFL players to be a member of 4 Super Bowl championship teams. He played college football at Washington State University.
Wilson attended Carson High School where he played in a run-oriented offense and received All-Los Angeles City honors. He graduated in 1976 and moved on to Washington State University where he struggled with dropped passes as a sophomore.
The next year quarterback Jack Thompson graduated and the offense changed to a ground attack, with him playing the role of a blocking wide receiver in his last two seasons.
Wilson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (246th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. At the time of his arrival, the team already had in its roster Drew Pearson, Tony Hill, Butch Johnson and also drafted Doug Donley in the second round that year. He was waived on August 24, after the team decided to keep only four wide receivers.
On August 27, 1981, he signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, where he earned the team's third wide receiver job behind Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon. He also registered 12 special teams tackles, on a season when the franchise won its first Super Bowl. On September 9, 1982, he was placed on the injured reserve list.
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