I was in my junior season in HS when I heard about the tragic death of Ben Wilson. I had a college teammate from Chicago who told me stories of him. His ESPN 30 for 30 documentary is the only one I've seen more than once.
This story ROCKED the city! Was in 6th grade when this occurred, dam near remember it just like yesterday. Nick Anderson and him were supposed to play together, Nick transferred in from Prosser H.S. It's one of them "What if" stories. Continue to Rest In POWER to him and his mom🌞💯
I watch his 30 for 30 religiously if your asking me he would have been one of the pioneers of the all around wing that you see today like Lebron...he was Anthony Davis a guy who started as PG then grew into an assassin as he grew to 6'7 he could shoot, drive to the basket, post, pass and rebound...if what they say about his work ethic was true think about the fact that Kobe would have probably wanted to be like him instead of Mike growing up R.I.P Benji Wilson and Mary Wilson
@@BostonBori92 dude. The simp shit dont matter. But him trying to beat up a 5 foot 8 dude is pointless. Like why wpuld he even try that. What was the 5 foot 8 dude suppose to do? Fight a 7 foot guy lol lol no. Being a bully got him killed.
@@BostonBori92 if he was just a kid why was he having kids. Idc how old you are. Dont put your hands on other ppl. As i said it got him killed at 18 years old. He learned his lesson indeed
High School basketball players downstate felt it too. I remember we skipped school that day, went to a friends and watched WGN. Next day at practice we had nothing, still crying, still looking into each others eyes and wondering what the fuck happened.
He was cold remember watching him my freshman year in High School, he was 2 years before me. Remember him at Mendel where all the high school hoopers were at on Saturdays,, he always spoke if he knew u could hoop
Salute And Respect Stunted Growth...I recall tivoing 30 for 30 the ben wilson story and it was a great but heart breaking documentary...had he lived benji would've had a hall of fame career and ball through college and the NBA....gone too soon and will be missed dearly...rip Benji....
#1 in the class of the 84-85 class in the nation.Robert Kelly played with Ben on the Dynasty league team of the Robert Taylor homes projects not the Simeon High school team.The Dynasty tean was coached by Coach Robert Reid. He was 6'8" and half with no shoes on...with a 7'3" wingspan. I'll leave it right there. A few errors in this video. But thank you for remembering.Peace#25
Jaylen McKenzie the #1 8th grade football player in the country was gun down last year! He was in the Sports Illustrated Twice being dubbed” The Future” East Saint Louis own “Benji”
Yes. A Chicago basketball legend. If we had a trauma unit in the hospitals on the south side he would have had a chance.. in 2020 St Bernard hospital is a crappy hospital. So imagine how bad it was back in 1984.. His passing really hurt the city.
[ BRILLIANT PLAYER ALL AROUND ! FAMILY MEMBER WAS TEAM MATE. ON THE TEAM WITH HIM IN 84 ] POINT GUARD/ SHOOTING GUARD SMALL FORWARD. AND CAN PASS VERY WELL. ]
Nick Anderson (1st round pick by Orlando-1989) Nick wore 25 in his college career with Illinois and throughout his 13 year NBA career in honor of his late high school teammate
It's fucking sad that it's been damn near 40 years and the same old shit is still going on in the city with no signs of slowing down. Just last week two Simeon kids got killed after school. It's a cycle of fuckery that just doesn't stop.
At that time I lived in the Chicago area and still do. Even though I never followed high school basketball, I remember at that time when Ben Wilson's murder dominated the local news that week.
Since you doing chi town legends do billy "the kid" harris they say he was the greatest to come out the chi and the man mj wouldnt play 1 on 1 when challenged.
@@bunchy215 When they investigate the murder, they'll going to ask WHY someone shot him. Then there going to find out, SHE wouldn't let him see his kids. That's why they mentioned that. YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT STARTING AT THE ROOT OF IT!!!!
This story always felt suspicious and unbelievably to me. I was a junior at CVS. Now I see Billy Moore doing the nati pyramid, sign that all the masons use for their rituals. Very interesting.
Very suspicious indeed! And I feel what youre saying. I wrote about this on another youtube page. This is what i wrote: Theres a " chosen one " from chicago, ( back in the day), who i always thought was sacrificed for michael jordan.. Im referring to chicago h.s student benjamin wilson, who sonny vacarro ranked as #1 basketball player in the COUNTRY in 1984. Ben Wilson has same gematria as kobe and mj. Ben Wilson was sacrificed for mj. Ben was killed 1984 in chicago, mj was drafted to chicago 1984. In the espn 30 for 30 documentary, theres a scene that has footage of ben wilsons mom at * boule member jesse jacksons* house, after ben was killed. In that footage, jesse jack referred to ben wilsons murder as " illuminating". THEN in the documentary, theres a scene at the ben wilson memorial service where ben wilsons father gives a masonic kiss to mayor harold washington... 1984 was a big year in chicago, and im thinking ben wilson was one of many sacrifices. Heres some things that happened in chicago 1984: bulls drafted mj; oprah winfrey show debuted; jesse jackson ran for president with chicago as his campaign base; first black mayor harold washington had his first year in office in 1984; AND the chicago bears 84-85 season led to their superbowl ring of the next season 85-86. Ben Wilson was the first chicago basketball player to be ranked number 1 in history. He was projected to attend a chicago university, which wouldve generated a lotta of revenue/ fame for chicago basketball, so they sacrificed him for the biggest basketball player of all time-- (MJ)... Also, benjamin attended Simeon H.S. Simeon and Benjamin are names of lost tribes of israel. Nba star nick anderson was ben wilsons best friend in h.s. Nick wore bens number in the nba. Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker are also Simeon alum... AND on the 38 year anniversary of ben wilsons death, ben wilsons son died at age 38. In gematria 38= murder
He put Simeon on the map nationally 2 decades before Derrick rose. Rip Chicago legend, inspired the current generation of Chicago hoopers almost as much as mj
Oochskilla Young which Anderson I am talking about Kenny Anderson number 2 pick by the nets a disappointment but because he did not do much he like that 80s 90s that don’t do much but people say are underrated but isn’t really
I feel like Jetun knew them clowns. The real question is why the fuck were they even in the area of that high school. They didnt even attend that school. Lookin for trouble really!!. They seen him arguing with a pretty girl (his baby momma) and wanted to buck in front of her. Im so sick of this type of bullshit
Billy "Triggy" Moore and Omar "Popsicle" Dixon were from a Local Set Affiliated with GDs called "The Castilles". They came to Simeon to Bully and Rob someone. Benji just happened to Cross their Paths.
She was the reason the state now transports shooting victims to the nearest fully staffed trauma center instead of the nearest hospital, which they were ordered to do. Because Benji was taken to a hospital that wasn't staffed to help him, he died. They changed that and it's saved many lives. A lot of families owe her a lot of respect.
I don't know if this video was accurate, The 30for30 doc told the real story on how it went down plus I don't think the family forgave the killer, Picture just shows killer shaking hands with Ben teammates not his family but I could be wrong benji brothers may have forgave him
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BENJI is the best 30 for 30. I suggest u watch it if u haven't done so.
"9.79" is the best 30 for 30
I agree. Very well put together.
Hands down
my two favorites are Benji and Bad Boys. Did they do a 30 for 30 on The Curse?
@@ComaAlpha The Curse??
I was in my junior season in HS when I heard about the tragic death of Ben Wilson. I had a college teammate from Chicago who told me stories of him. His ESPN 30 for 30 documentary is the only one I've seen more than once.
i think Ben Wilson and Len Bias would've had Hall of fame careers, he had Nick Anderson transfer to Semieon high school
Land of the Dread Heads facts died tragically prior to their season.
How was better ben wilson are len bias
Len DEFINITELY.He had a larger body of work.Played against MJ in college and held his own and even dominated at times.
What u think doesn't matter
Idk about Len Bias. He wouldve been kicked out of the league for drug use.
Benji still a legend in every Chicago block. Benji was and is the bar on the blacktop
This story ROCKED the city! Was in 6th grade when this occurred, dam near remember it just like yesterday. Nick Anderson and him were supposed to play together, Nick transferred in from Prosser H.S. It's one of them "What if" stories. Continue to Rest In POWER to him and his mom🌞💯
I remember watching his 30 for 30 truly sad
Damn thats tough. Sad but great video. Nothing worse than not being able to see untapped potential at the highest level
I was was on Jr. High School when then this sad day happened. Im 52 now..R.I.P. BENJI...🏀
I watch his 30 for 30 religiously if your asking me he would have been one of the pioneers of the all around wing that you see today like Lebron...he was Anthony Davis a guy who started as PG then grew into an assassin as he grew to 6'7 he could shoot, drive to the basket, post, pass and rebound...if what they say about his work ethic was true think about the fact that Kobe would have probably wanted to be like him instead of Mike growing up
R.I.P Benji Wilson and Mary Wilson
He was also a simp and a bully. Thats wgat got him killed
@@DominiqueWilliams-ue3rx So we throwing stones at kids? He wasnt perfect he was a kid
@@BostonBori92 dude. The simp shit dont matter. But him trying to beat up a 5 foot 8 dude is pointless. Like why wpuld he even try that. What was the 5 foot 8 dude suppose to do? Fight a 7 foot guy lol lol no. Being a bully got him killed.
@@BostonBori92 hes not a kid to me. He was born in 67. I waz born in 91. Lol tf
@@BostonBori92 if he was just a kid why was he having kids. Idc how old you are. Dont put your hands on other ppl. As i said it got him killed at 18 years old. He learned his lesson indeed
R.i.P too a legend 🙏🏾
Steve Williams to*
Thats insane he gets killed over a damn argument with his baby momma and that was the same year Michael Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls
Valentine Fonte it’s more to the story than that.
@@wittysmitty100s ...still over BS..that cat that killed him was a teenager with no real guidance...sad shit
@@jaybrown3341 the cat that killed him was using self defense
@@DominiqueWilliams-ue3rx BS...That was pure young ignorance...look at the doc
@@jaybrown3341 he dead either way. Put your hands on ppl n get blasted. He learned
High School basketball players downstate felt it too. I remember we skipped school that day, went to a friends and watched WGN. Next day at practice we had nothing, still crying, still looking into each others eyes and wondering what the fuck happened.
Sometimes you gotta know when to walk away rip Benji 💎.
Teaching my 8 year old that every day!!
He fucked around and found out, 🤷🏼♂️.
@@letsgobrandonn yeah . Instead of fighting using a gun. Smart .
@@letsgobrandonn Or maybe not. Maybe the shooter shouldn't be shooting folks. He let his ego get the best of him.
He was cold remember watching him my freshman year in High School, he was 2 years before me. Remember him at Mendel where all the high school hoopers were at on Saturdays,, he always spoke if he knew u could hoop
You a real one for this. 💯 R.I.P Benji
I remember when he died. It was sad, I was on one side of the South Side at my school and He was at Simeon.
Much respect to this Chi town legend love you King.
Rip he was a handsome young man very sad this had to happen he had a great future to come
Salute And Respect Stunted Growth...I recall tivoing 30 for 30 the ben wilson story and it was a great but heart breaking documentary...had he lived benji would've had a hall of fame career and ball through college and the NBA....gone too soon and will be missed dearly...rip Benji....
What a baller God takes the best ones early RIP Ben 💎🙏🏽
Damn if the girl just let him see his son he would still be alive today. :/
RIP to Brandon Wilson Benji’s son he passed in 2022!
🙏🏿
They r together again. ❤
How he passed away?
@Keeya Dixon He lost control of his vehicle and crashed. He was a police officer in Port Washington, NY and died in January 2022.
Wow!! Appreciate you for this one!! My cousin from East St. Louis would also talk about how nice dude was. Great Content. R.I.P
Rip benji
Just thinking about Ben because I worked with his mother back then a very nice and driven nurse.
Great video bro, this is what a legend looks like.
Ben Simmons reminds me of Benji. Ben Wilson aka Benji was so talented and had so much potential.
Too bad he was a thug that tried to beat up ppl lol
Benji could shoot much better, though.
@@flex1481 bad choice of words man lol
I would have loved to see him in the nba 😔
#1 in the class of the 84-85 class in the nation.Robert Kelly played with Ben on the Dynasty league team of the Robert Taylor homes projects not the Simeon High school team.The Dynasty tean was coached by Coach Robert Reid. He was 6'8" and half with no shoes on...with a 7'3" wingspan. I'll leave it right there. A few errors in this video. But thank you for remembering.Peace#25
Dang bro. I knew the benji wilson story, I had no idea that he waited an hour for the ambulance to arrive. Smh
There not enough words to explain what he meant!
It not how long you live but how well you live!
Benji will always be the heart of ball in Chicago🙏🏼💎
much respect SG
This was a sad story...RIP
Theirs a really dope documentary about Ben on ESPN he a legend in Illinois period
Thank you, truly a gifted young man.
Well put together story. He would of defiantly played in the NBA and would of been a legend.
Jaylen McKenzie the #1 8th grade football player in the country was gun down last year! He was in the Sports Illustrated Twice being dubbed” The Future” East Saint Louis own “Benji”
Yes. A Chicago basketball legend. If we had a trauma unit in the hospitals on the south side he would have had a chance.. in 2020 St Bernard hospital is a crappy hospital. So imagine how bad it was back in 1984.. His passing really hurt the city.
Benji The Goat
Great job Bro!!!
R.I.P benji
R.I.P. BENJI LEGEND 💯💯💯
R.I.P Benji Wilson 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
😔 I grew up in Chicago. I'll never forget this story.
R.I P to Benji Wilson
[ BRILLIANT PLAYER ALL AROUND !
FAMILY MEMBER WAS TEAM MATE.
ON THE TEAM WITH HIM IN 84 ]
POINT GUARD/ SHOOTING GUARD
SMALL FORWARD. AND CAN PASS VERY WELL. ]
Nick Anderson
(1st round pick by Orlando-1989)
Nick wore 25 in his college career with Illinois and throughout his 13 year NBA career in honor of his late high school teammate
That 1984 state championship beat Evanston that year. He was so promising of a prospect.
It's fucking sad that it's been damn near 40 years and the same old shit is still going on in the city with no signs of slowing down. Just last week two Simeon kids got killed after school. It's a cycle of fuckery that just doesn't stop.
At that time I lived in the Chicago area and still do. Even though I never followed high school basketball, I remember at that time when Ben Wilson's murder dominated the local news that week.
If only he got to see his kid that day.
They say "ben" was as good or better than pippin💯...i used to work at that hospital they took ben to😭
Cool vid
Since you doing chi town legends
do billy "the kid" harris they say he was the greatest to come out the chi and the man mj wouldnt play 1 on 1 when challenged.
EIB Everyone says that!!
He from my projects stateway
I knew him before he had a kid at 16-17 and was ranked one in the summer but over who and was his offers
The real life Cornbread.
Dead for trying to convince a woman to let you see A CHILD YOU MADE!!
Orlando Lewis Real Talk Tv He dead because someone shot him don’t put his murder on a woman
@@bunchy215 Someone shot him because of the situation SHE put him in. If she wasn't trying to play GOD, he'll still be here. Facts
@@bunchy215 When they investigate the murder, they'll going to ask WHY someone shot him. Then there going to find out, SHE wouldn't let him see his kids. That's why they mentioned that. YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT STARTING AT THE ROOT OF IT!!!!
@@1CHOZN7 good point
@Ryan Williams Facts!!
Waiting an hour for the ambulance to arrive, the young man could have lived if he had received medical attention in a timely manner.
Need to make this into a movie
RIP Ben Wilson!
Word to the wise youngsters: “stay focused on the prize, and leave those THOTS alone!”
Trifling azz bm need to be me mentioned more in this. She played a big part in this.
Benji is balling in heaven with Tashanya Murphy!!!!
This story always felt suspicious and unbelievably to me. I was a junior at CVS. Now I see Billy Moore doing the nati pyramid, sign that all the masons use for their rituals. Very interesting.
Very suspicious indeed! And I feel what youre saying. I wrote about this on another youtube page. This is what i wrote: Theres a " chosen one " from chicago, ( back in the day), who i always thought was sacrificed for michael jordan.. Im referring to chicago h.s student benjamin wilson, who sonny vacarro ranked as #1 basketball player in the COUNTRY in 1984. Ben Wilson has same gematria as kobe and mj. Ben Wilson was sacrificed for mj. Ben was killed 1984 in chicago, mj was drafted to chicago 1984. In the espn 30 for 30 documentary, theres a scene that has footage of ben wilsons mom at * boule member jesse jacksons* house, after ben was killed. In that footage, jesse jack referred to ben wilsons murder as " illuminating". THEN in the documentary, theres a scene at the ben wilson memorial service where ben wilsons father gives a masonic kiss to mayor harold washington... 1984 was a big year in chicago, and im thinking ben wilson was one of many sacrifices. Heres some things that happened in chicago 1984: bulls drafted mj; oprah winfrey show debuted; jesse jackson ran for president with chicago as his campaign base; first black mayor harold washington had his first year in office in 1984; AND the chicago bears 84-85 season led to their superbowl ring of the next season 85-86. Ben Wilson was the first chicago basketball player to be ranked number 1 in history. He was projected to attend a chicago university, which wouldve generated a lotta of revenue/ fame for chicago basketball, so they sacrificed him for the biggest basketball player of all time-- (MJ)... Also, benjamin attended Simeon H.S. Simeon and Benjamin are names of lost tribes of israel. Nba star nick anderson was ben wilsons best friend in h.s. Nick wore bens number in the nba. Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker are also Simeon alum... AND on the 38 year anniversary of ben wilsons death, ben wilsons son died at age 38. In gematria 38= murder
@2:03 dang it's like twins, along with Carlton Hines
Check out JamesOn Curry. Crazy talent out of NC.
Earl the pearl manigoat
@Kori Geez i dont go around bullying ppl like benji did. Hes real dead
@Kori Geez i hate bullies.
He put Simeon on the map nationally 2 decades before Derrick rose. Rip Chicago legend, inspired the current generation of Chicago hoopers almost as much as mj
R Kelly didn’t play for Simeon. He might of played with him at the YVI.
Bird's Eye View Productions ".. Right. He played on a Chicago Housing Authority Basketball League with & against him
Mark Reneau yeah that’s true. But not in high school. He did a good job thou. But even what that day is a whole other story.
Anderson was high school class of 88 number 2 pick 92 with Coleman first pick both made one all stars but were disappointments
Anderson was in the 89 draft. And he was the 11th pick. He never was an all star, but he had a solid career.
Oochskilla Young which Anderson I am talking about Kenny Anderson number 2 pick by the nets a disappointment but because he did not do much he like that 80s 90s that don’t do much but people say are underrated but isn’t really
Oochskilla Young and your talking about 18-20 points scorer Nick Anderson of the magic who missed those free throws
Gang time yes. Nick Anderson played with Ben Simmons in HS. Not Kenny Anderson.
Do jereme Richmond bro
Chicago, the city of lost soulz and broken dreams.
You should do one on Carlton Hines.
Billy doing the triangle is not a coincidence
Tragedy strikes again. Bens son, Brandon Wilson, was killed last month in a car accident! He played ball at Maryland Eastern Shore University!
RIP Ben "Benji" Wilson but his game was very similar to Magic Johnson and LeBron James
I feel like Jetun knew them clowns. The real question is why the fuck were they even in the area of that high school. They didnt even attend that school. Lookin for trouble really!!. They seen him arguing with a pretty girl (his baby momma) and wanted to buck in front of her. Im so sick of this type of bullshit
Billy "Triggy" Moore and Omar "Popsicle" Dixon were from a Local Set Affiliated with GDs called "The Castilles". They came to Simeon to Bully and Rob someone. Benji just happened to Cross their Paths.
I was just chilling with Ben an hour before that b.s. happened smfh
Can you do Sean kilpatrick
He was to Chicago what Lebron was to Akron.
R.KELLY 👀👀👀
#JusticeForAaronGordon
Your references can state he wasn't stunted up until high school but its a clear unknown whether his game would have translated into college and pros.
Do mohamed Bamba
Do sonny Parker
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We need Shaheen Holloway and Randolph Childress
Shaheen Holloway
Still waiting for karlton Hines
Lmaoo R Kelly played on this team
Jabari had 25 at Simeon too
How did the ambulance end up taking and hour to get him to the hospital? What was the guy angry at him for? Too bad he's free today.
Didn’t they wear it while it being retired
Benji and Bias so now you gotta put out a video on Hank Gathers!
Son died in a car crash in 2022 smh!!
Where’s his son?
Crazy man his son died earlier this year in a car accident.
I didn’t know Ben Wilson son died
His gf prolly set him up
What changes she make and they get Illinoi to retire. And what his son say
She was the reason the state now transports shooting victims to the nearest fully staffed trauma center instead of the nearest hospital, which they were ordered to do. Because Benji was taken to a hospital that wasn't staffed to help him, he died. They changed that and it's saved many lives. A lot of families owe her a lot of respect.
I don't know if this video was accurate, The 30for30 doc told the real story on how it went down plus I don't think the family forgave the killer, Picture just shows killer shaking hands with Ben teammates not his family but I could be wrong benji brothers may have forgave him