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| Full name | Craig Martin Wilson[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Willy | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 5, 1957 Beeville, Texas, United States[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1980–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Nicole Wilson | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | Aly Wilson | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's water polo | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goal | |||||||||||||||||
| University team | UC Santa Barbara men's water polo | |||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 21:55, September 19, 2014 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Craig Martin Wilson (born February 5, 1957)[1][2] is an American former water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team and two-time Olympic silver medalist. He is considered the best goalkeeper in the sport's history.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ a b c "TEXAS, BIRTH RECORD INDEX, 1926–1995". Mocavo.com. Texas Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Craig Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ Weyler, John (May 18, 1993). "Duplanty Longs to Make a Big Splash : Water polo: With Craig Wilson gone, the former UC Irvine goalkeeper hopes to do more than mark time in Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Beck, Martin (June 7, 1992). "WATER POLO : Wilson Saves U.S. in 9-7 Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Beck, Martin (July 13, 1992). "Duplanty's Time in the Pool Is Usually Short, but Sweet : Water polo: As the backup goalkeeper, he does more cheerleading than playing, but he's always ready". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "PLAYING POLO UNDERWATER AND WITHOUT A PONY", People, vol. 38, no. 5, 1992