Age, Biography and Wiki
Red Wilson was born on 7 March, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., is an American baseball and football player (1929–2014). Discover Red Wilson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
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7 March, 1929 |
| Birthday |
7 March |
| Birthplace |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Date of death |
8 August, 2014 |
| Died Place |
Fitchburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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India
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Red Wilson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Red Wilson height not available right now. We will update Red Wilson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Red Wilson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Red Wilson worth at the age of 85 years old? Red Wilson’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from India. We have estimated Red Wilson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Robert James "Red" Wilson (March 7, 1929 – August 8, 2014) was a professional baseball and college baseball and football player.
He won Most Valuable Player honors as the center for the Badgers football team in 1947 and 1948, and was also an all-conference center in 1947.
Besides, he led the Badgers baseball team in hitting with batting averages of .342 and .426 in 1948 and 1949, respectively.
In his senior year, 1949, Wilson was the team captain and won the Big Ten Most Valuable Player award as an end.
As a pitcher, he posted a 17–7 record and earned a spot in the 1950 College World Series.
Wilson was selected in the fourth round, 52nd pick overall of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns under Paul Brown, but opted for a baseball career after leaving Wisconsin.
He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950, playing 85 games for them from 1951 to 1953.
He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1951–1954), Detroit Tigers (1954–1960), and Cleveland Indians (1960), primarily as a catcher.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wilson attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was a star football player for the Wisconsin Badgers.
He graduated from Wisconsin in 1951 as an insurance major.
In May 1954, Wilson was traded to the Tigers in exchange for Matt Batts.
Wilson played for Detroit during seven seasons years from 1954 through 1960, before ending his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1960.
Wilson served as the primary catcher for Tigers pitcher Frank Lary, who was known as The Yankee Killer because of his 16–3 record against the New York Yankees with Wilson catching.
Wilson batted .354 in the 21 games where he was paired with Lary against the Yankees, .096 above his career average.
His most productive season came in 1958, when he played in a career-high 103 games, while collecting a .299 average with a .373 on-base percentage and 10 stolen bases, eighth-best mark in the American League.
Wilson also had an excellent year as a catcher in 1958, recording a range factor of 5.93, 0.59 points ahead of the league average for catchers, and caught Jim Bunning's no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox on July 20 of that year.
The next season, he improved to a career-high range factor of 6.23 – 0.92 points above the league average.
In 602 Major League Baseball games, 580 as a catcher, Wilson hit a .258 average and a .338 on-base percentage.
Wilson's 1958 baseball card, Topps No. 213, showed him in a truly bizarre pose.
The company painted out the natural background of the pictures that year and, in a photo showing Wilson swinging his bat, painted the bat out of the picture too—showing Wilson looking as if his right arm had been amputated a few inches below the shoulder.
After his playing career, Wilson was a founder and President of the Westgate Bank in Madison, Wisconsin.
On December 14, 1960, Wilson was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft, but he retired rather than continue his playing career.
Then, pitcher Ted Bowsfield was sent by Cleveland to the Angels in terms of compensation.
He was also President of the Wisconsin Alumni Association from 1971 to 1972.
Wilson was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
Wilson died in 2014 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, at the age of 85.
