[2] Prior to moving to NYC, Wilson and his wife Jody lived in a riverfront home in Rocky River, Ohio.
Big Wilson also served as the announcer for the weekly television program, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler.
The man who hustles stars?After Big Wilson's death in 1989, Star Hustler continued to use Wilson's pre-recorded voice in the television program's introduction as a "living memorial" to the man.
Wilson, who was 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall, and weighed more than 300 pounds (140 kg), died from a heart attack, two days after his 65th birthday at a hotel in Selma, North Carolina.
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