Frank Williams (gridiron football)
_in_1955_-_84791B_(cropped).jpg) Williams in 1955 | |
| Born: | May 29, 1932 Bowie County, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 13, 2006 (aged 74) |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | HB, FB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Pepperdine |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1955 | BC Lions |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Career stats | |
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Frank Williams Jr. (May 29, 1932 – July 13, 2006) was a gridiron football player who played for the BC Lions and Los Angeles Rams. His parents were Frank Williams and Elya M. Glenn of Texarkana, Texas. He was one of four children. The nurses wrote his name incorrectly on the certificate, which read, Frank 'Jr.' Williams. He actually didn't have a middle name, he was a junior, named after his father, Frank Williams. He went by Frank James Williams or Frank J. Williams. He played college football at Pepperdine University.[1][2][3]
Williams served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He had six children; which included Shelia Williams, Casandra Williams, and Michelle Williams. He died on July 13, 2006, and is buried in Kent, King County, Washington at Tahoma National Cemetery.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Williams". justsportsstats.com.
- ^ "Frank Williams Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "BC Lions All Time Roster". lionbackers.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Williams, Frank James". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- 1932 births
- 2006 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- African Americans in the Korean War
- African-American United States Army personnel
- American football fullbacks
- BC Lions players
- Burials at Tahoma National Cemetery
- Canadian football running backs
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Pepperdine Waves football players
- Players of American football from Texarkana, Texas
- United States Army soldiers