Ted Wilson (American football)
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Zephyrhills, Florida, U.S. | July 14, 1964||||||||
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High school: | Zephyrhills (FL) | ||||||||
College: | UCF | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 10 / Pick: 274 | ||||||||
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John Wesley "Ted" Wilson
Early life
Wilson was born in Zephyrhills, Florida and attended Zephyrhills High School, where he played high school football and baseball. During his senior year, Wilson batted .400 with 10 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Wilson was drafted by the New York Mets but decided to attend college.[4]
College career
Wilson attended and played
Professional career
Wilson became the first
Prison sentence
Wilson was arrested on December 19, 2011, after investigators raided his house and found a quarter-kilogram of cocaine, more than an ounce of crack cocaine, a loaded shotgun and a Hi-Point CF-380 semiautomatic handgun.[1] According to court documents, in 2009 to 2012, he worked with others in Pasco County, Florida to distribute large quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine. During the height of his drug trafficking operations, Wilson distributed approximately 100 kilograms of cocaine per month, and profited over $1 million.[1][10] He pleaded guilty on January 18, 2013 to drug and weapons charges. On May 1, 2013, Wilson was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, which included 12 years' imprisonment for three drug-related charges, followed by a mandatory consecutive five years for possessing a firearm.[1][10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ex-NFL player from Zephyrhills heading to prison on gun, drug charges". Tampa Bay Times. May 1, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ^ Palmer et al., p. 1429.
- ^ "Wilson Is Quick Catch For Knights FSU's Mistake Results In A Big Gain For UCF". Orlando Sentinel. October 25, 1985. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ a b "The Birth of Saturday Knights Live...The History of UCF Football - Part 3 of 8: The Knights Move Up to Division II". University of Central Florida. March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ a b c "UCF Athletics - Ted Wilson". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "UCF's 25th Anniversary Football Team Announced". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Gibbs' first job is to tame Snyder". USA Today. 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ a b "Former Washington Redskins player John Wilson, aka Ted Wilson, sentenced to 17 years for drug trafficking". WTSP. May 2, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-28.[permanent dead link]