Career
Wilson was an All-Southern quarterback. South Carolina
Wilson came from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and played as a backup for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1896. Sewanee
In part due to Luke Lea, Wilson came to Sewanee:The University of the South as a law student.
He was a prominent quarterback from 1897 to 1900.
= 1898 In 1898 he led the Tigers to an undefeated year, playing through a broken leg in the 19–4 victory over Vanderbilt. Supposedly he also played with a broken leg for 45 minutes in the last game of the road trip of "99, against Ole Mississippi
= 1900 He was captain of the team in 1900. He was the first city recorder in his native town of Rock Hill.