Wilson makes equipment for many sports, among them baseball, badminton, American football, basketball, fastpitch softball, golf, racquetball, soccer, squash, tennis, pickleball and volleyball.

During World War II it introduced the Wilson Duke football, featuring high-quality leather, ends that were hand-sewn, lock-stitch seams, and triple lining, which was adopted as the official ball of the National Football League in 1941; this partnership between Wilson and NFL has continued since.

[6][1] Horween Leather Company has supplied Wilson with pebbled cowhide since 1941 for use in the manufacture of footballs and basketballs.

[7][8] Wilson became the official game ball supplier of the newly-formed Basketball Association of America (BAA; the forerunner league of what would eventually become today's NBA) in 1946, this partnership would last 37 years until 1983.

In 1989, WSGC merged with Bogey Acquisitions Company, which is affiliated with the Finnish group Amer Sports.

Hillerich & Bradsby remains an independent business and continues to manufacture bats as an exclusive supplier for Wilson.

New York Yankee star Derek Jeter used the P72 for every at bat in his 20 MLB seasons, with over 12,500 plate appearances and 3,749 P72 models ordered.

In addition to retiring the P72 model number, Louisville Slugger also promised to give the final 72 P72 bats produced to Jeter to raise funds for his Turn 2 Foundation.

Wilson has been the official game ball supplier of the NFL and CFL since 1941 and 1995, respectively,[18] and the now defunct UFL and AAF; in addition, the company also makes footballs for college and high school levels of play.

Wilson has been the official ball supplier for many FIBA competitions,[19] the NBA, the WNBA, the NCAA basketball championship tournaments,[20] the CEBL, the BAL, and many others.

In May 2024, Caitlin Clark signed a multiyear contract with Wilson, the official basketball supplier for WNBA at the time.

[21] Clark was designated a brand ambassador for the company and creative director for her basketball collections scheduled to be released throughout 2024.

The company designs and manufactures a full range of golf equipment, accessories and clothing using the Wilson Staff, ProStaff and Ultra brands.

Current Wilson Staff players include British Open and PGA Championship champion Pádraig Harrington.

The original kevlar Pro Staff model racket, known for its use by Pete Sampras, was heavy (more than 350g strung) and small-headed (85 sq.

[citation needed] A Wilson volleyball "co-starred" alongside Tom Hanks in the film Cast Away.

Hanks' character named the ball, with a smiling face drawn from a bloody handprint, which he became deeply attached to, "Wilson" in the film.