Coached by Mabel Fairbanks and then Peter Betts, he represented the Los Angeles Skating Club.
[1] Wilson began skating when he was eight years old; he asked for lessons after seeing an Ice Follies performance.
[3] He and his mother were unable to stay at the official competition hotel, as it was segregated and only allowed white guests.
[5] Following his retirement as a performer, Wilson was a coach and assistant director of ice skating schools for Hyatt Regency hotels in Dubai.
A stint on the business side of Warner Brothers followed, and he is currently involved in production accounting for the television industry.