Bobby Wilson (defensive tackle)

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Bobby Wilson
No. 94
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1968-03-04) March 4, 1968 (age 56)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:May 7, 2023
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:297 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High school: Austin Community Academy (Chicago)
College: Michigan State
NFL draft: 1991  / round: 1 / pick: 17
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:42
Sacks:11
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Robert Wilson (March 4, 1968- May 7, 2023) [1] [2] was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington in the first round of the 1991 NFL draft. Wilson was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XXVI his rookie season and played for Washington for four seasons.

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Early life

Wilson was born in Chicago, where he attended and played high school football at Austin Community Academy High School. While in high school, he also participated in wrestling and shot put. [3]

College career

Wilson attended and played college football at Michigan State University. Before attending Michigan State, he spent his freshman year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, a junior college in Miami, Oklahoma. [3]

Professional career

Wilson was drafted in the first round (17th overall) of the 1991 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played from 1991 to 1994. [4] He was a member of the 1991 Redskins team that won Super Bowl XXVI.

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References

  1. "Bobby Wilson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. "Bobby Wilson (Lansing)". Paradise Funeral Chapel. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Pierson, Don (April 28, 1991). "Skins' Top Pick Wilson Isn't About To Quit Now". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.