In 1979, Wilson was a team captain and was named first-team All-American by the Sporting News.

Because Singletary stayed in the middle and covered backs out of the backfield/stopped the run, and Wilber Marshall was basically a free-lancer who roamed the field, Wilson was the main blitzer in the Bears' 46.

He was second on the team with 10.5 sacks in the 1985 season, and numerous times he hurried the quarterback into errant throws.

In 1989, he signed with the Los Angeles Raiders, but played only one game in the season and retired soon afterwards.

The organization sponsors many events to fund their programs and they are very active in the Chicago area.