Dokie Williams

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Dokie Williams
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Williams in 2011
No. 85
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1960-08-25) August 25, 1960 (age 64)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: El Camino
(Oceanside, California)
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1983: 5th round, 138th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:148
Receiving yards:2,866
Receiving touchdowns:25
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Darryl Eugene "Dokie" Williams (born August 25, 1960) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1987.

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Early life

At El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, Williams was a top football and track and field athlete. He was the CIF California State Meet champion in the triple jump in 1977. In 1978, he repeated in the triple jump and added the long jump title while also finishing fourth in the 100 yard dash. [1]

College career

Williams began his career at UCLA where he was a wide receiver where he lettered in football in all four years. Williams graduated in 1983. He also participated on the track and field team, where he is number two in the triple jump on the team's all-time list behind former world record holder (and Oceanside product) Willie Banks. [2]

Professional career

Williams was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders with the 138th pick in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played five seasons in the NFL, all of which with the Raiders. Williams won a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders in 1983. After the 1987 season, he requested to be traded.

On April 24, 1988, the Raiders traded Williams and their 1988 second- and fourth-round draft picks to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 1988 first-round selection (No. 26 overall). [3] [4] He was waived by the 49ers on August 26, 1988. [3]

He signed with the San Diego Chargers on May 11, 1989. He was released on September 5, 1989. [3]

Williams was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on April 24, 1990 but was later released on August 26, 1990. [3]

Personal life

Williams is now one of the girl's varsity coaches at Escondido High School, along with his older brother Cris Williams.[ citation needed ]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1983 RAI 1601425918.5503
1984 RAI 1622250923.1754
1985 RAI 16164892519.3555
1986 RAI 15154384319.6538
1987 RAI 1152133015.7335
74381482,86619.47525

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1983 RAI 20000.000
1984 RAI 10000.000
1985 RAI 1133311.0140
4133311.0140

References

  1. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  2. "ALL-TIME TOP-10" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dokie Williams NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. Smith, Scott (April 26, 2022). "What Would a First-Round Trade Cost/Earn the Bucs?". Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.