Ben Wilson
Benjamin Ivery Wilson
Born: March 9, 1939
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: July 29, 2023
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 225
College: USC
High School: George Washington Carver (Houston, TX)
Career: 1963-1967
Drafted: 1962 in Round 28, #224 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Drafted: 1962 in Round 5, #68 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Ben Wilson played from 1963 to 1967 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams. Wilson ran for 1,589 yards in his career on 431 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 47 passes for 487 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 109 | 394 | 3.6 | 39 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 159 | 553 | 3.5 | 27 | 5 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 189 | 3.2 | 20 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 103 | 453 | 4.4 | 40 | 2 |
| Totals | 431 | 1589 | 3.7 | 40 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 77 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 30 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 88 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 487 | 10.4 | 77 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
