NFL player


Name=Stanley Wilson
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1961|8|23|mf=y
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Los Angeles, California
DateofDeath=
Position=Running Back
number=32
College=Oklahoma
DraftedYear=1983
DraftedRound=9/ Pick 248
DatabaseFootball=WILSOSTA01
PFR=WilsSt00
years=1983-1984, 1986, 1988
teams=Cincinnati Bengals
ProBowls=

Stanley T. Wilson, Sr. (born August 23, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional football player, a running back, who played for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. He attended college at the University of Oklahoma and selected by the Bengals in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Wilson played high school football at Banning High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played with Freeman McNeil in the backfield and he was the 4A player of the year in 1978 and 1979.

Drug problems

Primarily used as a fullback, Wilson's career was marred by two suspensions for use of cocaine, which is banned by the NFL, in 1985 and 1987. Wilson's suspensions cost him both the 1985 and 1987 seasons in their entirety.

uper Bowl XXIII and subsequent ban

Inarguably, the most notorious instance of Wilson's relapse into cocaine usage was on the eve of Super Bowl XXIII, where the Bengals were to play the San Francisco 49ers. It has been argued that the loss of Wilson may have contributed to the Bengals' loss to the 49ers. The field at Joe Robbie Stadium was somewhat muddy that night, but Wilson usually excelled in these conditions. Wilson's relapse was his third offense under the NFL's drug policy, and he was banned from the league for life. [ [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/01/31/spt_hard_fall_for_man.html Hard fall for man who had it all ] ]

Later years

In the years after his relapse and banishment, Wilson was in and out of rehabilitation on several occasions. In 1999, he was convicted of stealing $130,000 in property from a Beverly Hills, California home to support his habit. He was sentenced to 22 years in Lancaster, California state prison for burglary [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/nfl/gosselin/online/stories/032905dnspodraftwilson.186d0d919.html] . During his trial, Wilson's lawyer contended that Wilson suffers from bipolar disorder.Fact|date=March 2007

Family

His son, Stanley Wilson, Jr., who was six years of age in 1989, was taken to the game by his paternal grandparents. Later, Wilson, Jr. attended Stanford University on scholarship as a running back, but was later moved to cornerback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

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