A native of Edge Hill, Pennsylvania, he played college football for Lehigh and professional football in the NFL as an end and back. He appeared in 17 NFL games, 16 as a starter.[1] In 1922 Wilson was an end with the NFL's Buffalo All-Americans however he finished the season with the Rochester Jeffersons. In 1923, he played for the Rock Island Independents. While Wilson took a break from football in 1925, he was a played once again in 1926 with the Independents, which were now playing in the AFL.
Baseball
Wilson played five games as a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1921, going hitless in four at bats. He continued to play in the minors until 1928 before retiring.
References
^"Mike Wilson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
"Buffalo's Two Sports Guys"(PDF). PFRA Annual. 19 (4). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. 1997. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 6, 2010.