Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
He graduated from Provo High School at Igloo, S.D., where he was an all-stater in both football and basketball. He also was a two-time state champion boxer while in high school. He was a guard for the CSC basketball team four years, scoring 1,131 points to rank third on the career list when he graduated in 1962. He averaged 13.0, 15.2 and 17.9 points a game his final three seasons. As a senior, he was selected the most valuable player at the Top of the Nation Tournament at Alamosa, Colo., and earned first-team Nebraska State College honors.
Wilson worked for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, serving as an area supervisor at several locations. He now lives in Denver, Colo., where he is a “super sub” for three school districts. He also serves on the Colorado High School Athletics Association’s basketball tournament seeding committee. In that capacity, he attends about 60 Class 5A games annually to help with tournament pairings.
