Mike Wilson (offensive lineman)

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Mike Wilson
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 (age 68)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Johnson (GA)
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 1977  / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:174
Games started:172
Fumble recoveries:3
Player stats at PFR

Mike Wilson (born May 28, 1955) is a former American football player who played offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Seattle Seahawks. He also played with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1977.

Career

He attended Johnson High School in Gainesville, Georgia. [1]

Wilson played college football at the University of Georgia. As a sophomore, he started for the Bulldogs as a defensive tackle as the Bulldogs went 6-6. [2] In 1975 as a junior he was switched to offense and became the Bulldogs' starting left tackle as the team went 9-3. In 1976 as a senior he remained a starter as Georgia went 10-2 and won the Southeastern Conference championship. [3] His nickname was "Moonpie." [4]

He was chosen in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft. [5] However, he signed with the CFL's Argonauts for the 1977 season. He had an outstanding season, as he was named runner-up for the CFL Outstanding Lineman Award [6] and he was named an All-Canadian All-Star. [7]

His first NFL season was with the Bengals in 1978, and he made an immediate impact, starting eight of the nine games he played on his way to becoming a perennial starter. For each of his next seven seasons with the Bengals, he did not miss a game, starting all but one. [8]

Wilson helped lead the Bengals to the Super Bowl XVI in 1982. He was with the Bengals for eight seasons, from 1978 through 1985.

He then played for the Seahawks for four seasons, joining them in 1986 and starting all 16 games. In his final three NFL seasons, he played 12, 16, and 16 games, starting them all through the 1989, the final season of his 12-year NFL career. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "MIKE "MOONPIE" WILSON AUTOGRAPHED UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BULLDOGS SPEED MINI HELMET by RIDDELL". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2014-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2014-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "MIKE "MOONPIE" WILSON AUTOGRAPHED UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BULLDOGS SPEED MINI HELMET by RIDDELL". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Mike Wilson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  6. ↑ www.argonauts.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20151111213751/http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2011/6%29%202011%20Argo%27s_AWARDS.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ www.argonauts.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20151111213751/http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2011/6%29%202011%20Argo%27s_AWARDS.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Mike Wilson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  9. ↑ "Mike Wilson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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