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Benjamin Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 – November 21, 1984) was an American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois. [1] Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts and coaches attending the 1984 Athletes For Better Education basketball camp.
Ben Wilson, an American high school basketball star from Neal F. Simeon High School in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was shot in the neighborhood surrounding the school during its lunch hour on November 20, 1984. Wilson died from injuries sustained in the shooting the following morning.
CHICAGO (CBS) --Ben Wilson was a high school basketball standout on the path to stardom when he was senselessly gunned down. On Monday, Chicago took steps to make sure his name is never...
Ben Wilson was the nation's top-rated prep basketball player when he was slain near Simeon High School. The vigil was held at the Benjamin E. Mayo and Elmer L....
-- Billy Moore, the man who murdered Ben Wilson. Twenty-eight years ago today, two bullets ended the life of a Chicago basketball star and ruined the lives of many others. Ben Wilson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Simeon High School, was considered the No. 1 high school player in the country.
Ben Wilson passed away shortly after Mary Wilson asked to have his life support turned off early the following morning. Charges of attempted armed robbery and murder led to the conviction of Moore and Dixon.
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Ben Wilson, who died in 1984 in Chicago, was once rated among the best high school basketball players in the country and recruited by the University of Illinois weeks before his death.
Ben Benji Wilson was widely regarded as the best high school basketball player in the country heading into the 1984-85 season. On the eve of his senior season, as he walked down the sidewalk near his school, Wilson was shot and killed.
Ben Wilson was the nation’s top-rated prep basketball player when he was slain near Simeon High School. The vigil was held at the Benjamin E. Mayo and Elmer L. Fowler Historic...