Tyrone Williams (wide receiver)
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| Date of birth: | March 26, 1970 |
| Place of birth: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | WR |
| University: | Western Ontario Mustangs |
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 9 / Pick: 239 |
| Drafted by: | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1993 1996 |
Dallas Cowboys Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Tyrone Williams (born March 26, 1970, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired wide receiver who played in the National Football League as well as the Canadian Football League. He won two Super Bowl rings as a member of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, though he did not participate in either game.[1] He later won the 84th Grey Cup as a member of the Toronto Argonauts. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Early life
Williams played basketball and football at Queen Elizabeth High School. He went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, winning the Vanier Cup as a member of the Mustangs football team.
[edit] Professional career
He is the only player to win a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring, and a Super Bowl ring.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=FrontPage&articleID=254&month=2&day=4&year=2005
- ^ Communications, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (January 22, 2007). "Idonije, Federkeil about to make CIS Super Bowl History". Canada West Universities Athletics Association. http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team_feature.aspx?id=5&storyid=24. Retrieved 2009-07-14.[dead link]
- ^ Stein, Jaime (2007-01-25). "Federkeil has opportunity of a lifetime". CFL.ca. http://www.cfl.ca/article/federkeil_has_opportunity_of_a_lifetime. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
[edit] External links
- Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame: Tyrone Williams
- Ian Van Den Hurk, Lord of the Rings: Western alum Tyrone Williams University of Western Ontario Gazette, Feb 4, 2005.
- DatabaseFotball.com: Tyrone Williams
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