Ben Williams (American football, born 1970)

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Ben Williams
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1970-05-28) May 28, 1970 (age 54)
Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Humphreys (MS) Co.
College: Minnesota
Undrafted: 1992
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Lewis Ben Williams (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional football player. [2] He was born in Belzoni, Mississippi and was a defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota. [2] [3] He left the school in 1992 as its career sack leader. Williams started his professional career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Shreveport Pirates. Then moved into the NFL Europe/World Football League and played with the London Monarchs, returned to the US in 1998 and played one season with the Minnesota Vikings, playing in one game and in 1999 played with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in three games. [2] [4] After retiring from football, Williams created a line of nutraceutical products. The two products he created were called Lifepro and Isotherm, both of which were sold under the Contour company name.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ben Williams". NFL - Players. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ben Williams". Football Database. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ben Williams". Players. National Football League. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
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