Wilbur L. Ross '50 graduated from BW in 1950 and was inducted into the Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1986.

One of Baldwin-Wallace's most outstanding tracksters, Wilbur Ross held the B-W high jump record. The 1949 track season also saw Ross as the Northeastern Ohio champion in the high jump, long jump and 120 meter high hurdles.

Wilbur's accomplishments stretched beyond the collegiate level. In the 1944 U.S. Olympic trials, he placed second in the decathlon which earned for him a spot on the 1944 Olympic team. The 1944 Olympics were later canceled due to the continuation of World War II. Ross returned to national prominence in 1949 when he set a national record in the five-event pentathlon.

After Ross received his degree in physical education from B-W, he moved on to become one of the premiere track coaches in the United States. In 1959, Track and Field News chose Ross as one of the top six coaches in the world and nicknamed him the "Magician of Hurdlers" for his outstanding coaching accomplishments which included an NAIA national championship for Winston-Salem College. Ross subsequently acted as a consultant to the Puerto Rican track teams which went to the 1961 Central American games.

The success of the 1978 Pan American games which were held in Puerto Rico can largely be attributed to the efforts of Wilbur Ross, who was in charge of the placement and construction of the $40-million facility used for the games.

The author of the Hurdler's Bible, Wilbur Ross has coached numerous world class hurdlers, including Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah, who holds the world record in the 120 meter high hurdles, and Greg Foster, who won a gold medal in the 1983 World Championships. Other world class tracksters who have benefited from Ross' tutelage include: Elias Gilbert, Frank Washington, George Carty, Arnaldo Bristol, Kerry Bethel, Rod Wilson, Larry Sipp and Charles Johnson.

Wilbur Ross worked for the United States Department of Commerce as a Technical Assistant Specialist at the University of Turabo School in Puerto Rico where he worked to secure funds for capital and physical improvements at the University. Ross lived in Vorhees, New Jersey, with his wife , Norma, and their five children.