Samuel Marshall "Mike" Wilson (December 2, 1896 – May 16, 1978) was a professional

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and

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player. He played four seasons in the

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(NFL) and the first American Football League between 1922 and 1926, and part of one

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season in 1921.

Football

A native of

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, 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. In 1922 Wilson was an end with the NFL's

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however he finished the season with the Rochester Jeffersons. In 1923, he played for the

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. 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

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for the

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in 1921, going hitless in four

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s. He continued to play in the minors until 1928 before retiring.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Mike Major League Baseball catchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Buffalo All-Americans players Rochester Jeffersons players Rock Island Independents players Rock Island Independents (AFL) players Des Moines Boosters players Newark Bears (International League) players Pittsfield Hillies players Bridgeport Bears (baseball) players New Haven Profs players Scranton Miners players Salisbury Indians players Rochester Tribe players Williamsport Grays players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Syracuse Orangemen baseball players Lehigh Mountain Hawks baseball players Lehigh Mountain Hawks football players Players of American football from Pennsylvania Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1896 births 1978 deaths