Troy Wilson (American football)
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Troy Ethan Wilson is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
) is a former defensive lineman who played in the National Football League
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. Wilson had a seven year career playing defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
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, Denver Broncos
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, New Orleans Saints
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, and the Chicago Bears
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.
Troy Wilson attended Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
from 1989 to 1992, helping Pittsburgh State win the 1991 NCAA Division II national championship.
Wilson was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 7th round (194th overall) of the 1993 NFL Entry Draft. Wilson was a member of the 1994 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl
Super Bowl
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championship team.
Wilson played for the Tampa Bay Storm
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
in the Arena Football League in 2002 and 2003. He was a member of the 2003 Arena Bowl championship team.
External links
- Troy Wilson Arena Football League profile at ArenaFan.com