Mike Wilson (wide receiver)
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| Position: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| 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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Michael Ruben Wilson (born December 19, 1958) is an American football coach and former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only a few NFL players to be a member of four Super Bowl championship teams. He played college football at Washington State University.
Early years
Wilson attended Carson High School where he played in a run-oriented offense and received All-Los Angeles City honors. He also practiced basketball and track.
He graduated in 1976 and accepted a football scholarship from Washington State University. Although he struggled with dropped passes as a sophomore, that would end up being his best season, registering 31 receptions for 451 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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.
As a junior, he posted 6 receptions for 80 yards and 3 touchdowns. As a senior, he was slowed down by a hamstring injury that forced him to miss 4 games, making 11 receptions for 212 yards. He finished his college career with 48 receptions for 743 yards (15.5-yard average), 6 touchdowns and 176 rushing yards.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Wilson was selected by the
San Francisco 49ers
On August 27,
In the 1983 NFC championship game, he had one of his best performances after replacing an injured Clark and finishing with 8 receptions for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns in a losing effort.
He became a starter in 1988 after Clark retired, but the next year he was passed over by John Taylor who would remain the starter playing alongside Jerry Rice. His combination of size and strength was not common at the time for a wide receiver, so he was also used as a tight end in some passing situations.[4]
Wilson retired in
Coaching career
He began his coaching career at
After four years in private business (2000–03), Wilson joined the Arizona Cardinals as tight ends coach in 2004. From 2005 to 2006 he coached the Cardinals wide receivers.
Wilson was the wide receivers coach for the
In 2019, he became the wide receivers coach for the
References
- ^ "Wilson planned to be in title game, but not with Niners". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Loosely Put, 49ers Could Use Tight End". 9 October 1988. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Pro Football". Los Angeles Times. 14 April 1991. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ Calhoun, Damian (September 5, 2019). "Carson football receives visit from L.A. Wildcats of the XFL". Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 15, 2019.