Willie Williams (offensive tackle)
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Position: | Offensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 6, 1967
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Wheatley (Houston, Texas) |
College: | LSU |
Supplemental draft: | 1990 / Round: 9 |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
Willie Lee Williams Jr. (born August 6, 1967) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Phoenix Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL supplemental draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas.[2] Williams was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals and Toronto Argonauts.
College career
[edit]Williams played college football as a tight end for the LSU Tigers.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Williams was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals of the NFL in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL supplemental draft.[4] He played in sixteen games, starting three, for the Cardinals in 1991.[2] He played in sixteen games, starting five, for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 1994.[2] Williams was selected by the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in the second round of the 1996 WLAF Draft and played for them during the 1996 season.[5][6] He played in 33 games for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL from 1997 to 1998.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c "WILLIE WILLIAMS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Willie Williams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Willie Williams". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1967 births
- American football offensive tackles
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- American football tight ends
- LSU Tigers football players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Players of American football from Houston
- Players of Canadian football from Houston
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople