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Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. Wilson played football and baseball for North Carolina State University from 2008-2010 before transferring to Wisconsin. Wilson also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Russell Wilson Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights – Asheville Tourists )〕 Wilson was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 12th pick in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2012 he tied Peyton Manning's record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie (26) and was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. In 2013, he led the Seahawks to its first ever Super Bowl victory, and in 2014, led them to a second straight Super Bowl berth. Wilson has won more games (42) than any other NFL quarterback in his first three seasons, and is currently the second highest rated NFL passer of all time behind Aaron Rodgers.〔http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career.htm〕 On July 31, 2015, Wilson signed a four-year, $87.6 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him at the time the second highest paid player in the NFL.〔http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2015/jul/31/seattle8217s-russell-wilson-now-second-highest/〕 == Early life and family == Wilson was born at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio〔http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2015/10/07/russell-wilson-cincinnati-homecoming/73514542/〕 and grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Harrison Benjamin Wilson III, a lawyer, and Tammy T. Wilson, a legal nurse consultant. He has an older brother, Harrison IV, and a younger sister, Anna. Wilson started playing football with his father and brother at the age of four.〔 Wilson is multiracial. His racial background is mostly African American, though he also has some Native American ancestry. His great-great-grandfather was a slave to a Confederate colonel and was freed after the American Civil War. Wilson's grandfather, Harrison B. Wilson Jr., is a former president of Norfolk State University who played football and basketball at Kentucky State University. His father played football and baseball at Dartmouth and was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers preseason squad in 1980. Wilson's brother Harry played football and baseball at the University of Richmond, and his sister Anna has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Stanford.〔http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_29104065/quarterback-russell-wilsons-sister-signs-stanford〕 Wilson's father died on June 9, 2010 at age 55 due to complications from diabetes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russell Wilson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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