Bob Wilson
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Bob Wilson may refer to:
Association footballers
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s
Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) fl. 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall River F.C. (USA)
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2006), English footballer for Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2025), Scottish footballer for Norwich City and Gillingham
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish international football goalkeeper for Arsenal; later a broadcaster
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2020), English football goalkeeper
Bob Wilson (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Other sports players
Bob Wilson (basketball) (1926–2014), American professional basketball player
Robert Wilson (rugby league) (1879–1916), English rugby player of early 20th century
Bob Wilson (rugby union) (1926–1985), Scotland international rugby union player
Bob Wilson (baseball) (1925–1985), played for the 1958 L.A. Dodgers
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1982), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
Bob Wilson (footballer, born August 1898) (1898–1986), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1945), former Australian rules footballer for Essendon
Bob Wilson (cricketer) (born 1928), English cricketer
Bob Wilson (American football) (1913–1999), American football player
Bob Wilson (ice hockey) (1934–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
Other
Bob Wilson (cartoonist) (born 1942), British cartoonist of the Stanley Bagshaw series of children's cartoons
Bob Wilson (economist) (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
Bob Wilson (sportscaster) (1929–2015), radio sportscaster for the Boston Bruins
Bob Wilson (politician) (1916–1999), U.S. Representative from California
Bob Wilson (singer) (born c.
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