wilson played 5 seasons with the toronto maple leafs and 16 seasons with the chicago black hawks. he also played for the chicago cougars of the world hockey association in 1973–74 as well as coached a year in switzerland. he won the stanley cup with the black hawks in the 1960-61 nhl season. he retired from professional hockey in 1971 and since that time he has worked as a disc jockey, a stockbroker, a travel broker, a freelance writer, a university professor and a ski instructor. he also acted in the movie, "youngblood", where he played the father of rob lowe's character dean youngblood.