Travis Williams (running back)

Travis Williams

No. 23, 25
Date of birth	January 14, 1946
Place of birth	El Dorado, Arkansas
Date of death	February 17, 1991(1991-02-17) (aged 45)
Place of death	Martinez, California
Career information
Position(s)	Running back/ Kick returner
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
US college	Arizona State
High school	Harry Ells High School Richmond, CA
NFL draft	1967 / round: 4 / pick: 93
Career history
As player
(1967–1970)	Green Bay Packers
(1971–1972)	Los Angeles Rams
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (II) NFL champion (1967)
Honors	Packers Hall of Fame
Records	NFL single season kick return average 41.1 NFL kick return touchdowns in a single season (4)
Career stats
Rushing yards	1,166
Rush attempts	289
Rushing TDs	6
Receiving yards	598
Receptions	52
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Travis Williams (January 14, 1946 – February 17, 1991) was an American football player for the Green Bay Packers. Williams attended Harry Ells High School, Contra Costa College and Arizona State University, before being selected in the 1967 NFL Draft at the insistence of Packers' coach Vince Lombardi. He returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie season in 1967, setting an NFL record. Among the returns were two in one quarter against the Cleveland Browns to set another league record. He also set the record for single-season kickoff return average with 41.06 yards, while playing four seasons with the Packers and two with the Los Angeles Rams, before a knee injury ended his career prematurely in the 1972 season. He was traded to the Rams along with the Packers' 4th round draft pick in 1971 in exchange for the Rams' 2nd round pick in 1971 (used to select Virgil Robinson) and a 1972 draft pick.

External links

• Contra Costa College Top 50 Athletes of All-Time
• NY Times, Williams died