A large uncompromising figure, Wheel had a noticeable twitch which only served to make him more intimidating.
[citation needed] In 1977 Wheel, along with Willie Duggan of Ireland, became the first players to be sent off in a Five Nations international match.
Wheel was the organist in the Parish of St Thomas in Swansea where he also ran Geoff's Tuck Shop at the Boys Brigade every Wednesday.
[citation needed] In 2011 he agreed to become the president of a Welsh male voice choir, the Swansea-based Gwalia Singers.
[citation needed] Wheel died from motor neurone disease on 26 December 2024, at the age of 73.