Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2003
Jim Wilson was a two-sport athlete at OSU, playing baseball and football from 1980-82. Though he started 10 games as an offensive lineman in 1981, Wilson is best remembered for his standout baseball career.
The first baseman from Corvallis was named the Pacific-10 Conference's Northern Division Most Valuable Player and third team All-American after leading the Beavers to the title in 1982. At the time of his induction in 2003, he held the school record for home runs in one season with 21 and for slugging percentage at .829 -- both set in 1982.
Wilson was drafted in the second round by the Cleveland Indians, and later reached the Major League level with the Indians and Seattle Mariners. He finished his 13-year professional baseball career in Japan.
