UWEC Athletics Hall of Fame
Jeff Wilson was an offensive lineman on the Blugolds' conference championship teams of 1981 and 1983, blocking for two of the university's greatest running backs in Roger Vann and Lee Weigel. During Wilson's three years as a starter, the Blugolds produced 9-1, 7-3 and 8-2 records and were unbeaten in their conference games at Carson Park during that stretch, going 21-3 overall in league play. The 1981 squad was one of a handful of WIAC teams to go unbeaten during an eight-game conference campaign. The 1983 Blugold team MVP, Wilson was an NAIA First Team All-American that year after being selected to the All-Conference and NAIA All-District 14 teams. Wilson was coached in high school at Crandon, Wisconsin by long-time Chippewa Falls High School coach Chuck Raykovich. While completing his degree, Wilson was an assistant coach for Link Walker's 1984 Blugolds. Wilson began a distinguished career in law enforcement with the Augusta City Police department in 1986. He joined the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department in 1988 and remained with the department at the time of his induction, serving as jailor, patrol deputy sheriff, detective, investigator and field operations supervisor with the West Central Drug Task Force. He had been a member of the Eau Claire County S.W.A.T. team since 1991 and has served as a Defense and Arrest Tactics Instructor since 1997. He has received numerous commendations for outstanding job performance in the field of law enforcement.
