While Larry Wilson played from 1960 through 1972, all of the National Football League's great quarterbacks felt the sting of All Pro free safety Larry Wilson. When Wilson wasn't hitting them, he harassed them far downfield in coverage, as his 52 career interceptions would attest.
It's amazing to think that this standout player had serious doubts of even making the team. Wilson joined the Cardinals as a seventh-round draft choice in 1960. Wilson, at 6-0, 190-pounds, had been a two-way performer and a scoring leader at Utah.
He quickly found that in the NFL offensive play was not for him. An early try at cornerback on defense was disastrous, but in the final preseason game of 1960, Wilson got a chance to start at safety and made the most of it.
Wilson anchored the Cardinals defenses for the rest of his career. Wilson did not, contrary to popular belief, invent the safety blitz. However he did revolutionize the maneuver as no other player before had been able to do it as well as he.
Larry Wilson was an eight time Pro Bowler. In 1966 he led the NFL with 10 interceptions.
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