Ralph R. Zobell | Posted: 19 Nov 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Up Close: Richard Wilson

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• NICKNAME : Rich, Bud, BG
• FAVORITE COLD CEREAL: Honey Bunches of Oats
• FAVORITE BRONCO MENDENHALL QUOTE: “It’s a choice.”
• BEFORE A FOOTBALL GAME, I: listen to my gameday play list
• HOW DID I SPEND MY OFF-SEASON: Lifting, training and traveling
• WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON MY FOOTBALL CAREER AND WHY: My high school offensive coordinator pushed me to be the best
• IF I COULD PLAY ANOTHER POSITION WHAT WOULD IT BE: Outside linebacker
• WHAT DO I WANT TO BE DOING 20 YEARS FROM NOW: Settled down with a family
• WHAT IS MY FAVORITE HOBBY OR ACTIVITY AWAY FROM FOOTBALL: Lifting
• PEOPLE SAY I LOOK LIKE: Cam Newton and Taylor Mays
• FAVORITE SCRIPTURE: Phillipians 4:13
• ONE RULE I’D CHANGE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS: Targeting
• WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO DO SOMETIME IN MY LIFE: Volunteer at African villages
• IF I HAD TO GIVE UP ALL MY POSSESSIONS EXCEPT ONE, WHAT WOULD BE THE ONE THING I KEPT AND WHY: A picture of my family because they are my rock and keep me going daily
• WHY DID I CHOOSE TO PLAY FOOTBALL OVER OTHER: Because scoring TDs is the best feeling.

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