in 2007, a statue of wilson joined ernest hahn and alonzo horton on the san diego walk of fame. at the unveiling, wilson quipped, "isn't this a great country that anyone can make a perfect horse's ass of himself at any time?" he also said, "view this statue, as i will, as a surrogate recipient of the tribute that's deserved by all of you who shared the dream, who made it come true and gave all the proud neighborhoods of san diego the vibrant heart they needed." two hundred sponsors donated $200,000 to build the statue. leftist hispanic and lgbt groups protested the unveiling.