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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Oceanside, California, U.S. | August 25, 1960||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | El Camino (Oceanside, California) | ||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | ||||||
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Darryl Eugene "Dokie" Williams (born August 25, 1960) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1987.
Dokie and his wife, Tammy, have 3 children. Darryl, Tayler, and Imani.
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]
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]
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. His career ended after the 1987 NFL season.
Williams is now one of the girl's varsity coaches at Escondido High School, along with his older brother Cris Williams.
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1983 | RAI | 16 | 0 | 14 | 259 | 18.5 | 50 | 3 |
1984 | RAI | 16 | 2 | 22 | 509 | 23.1 | 75 | 4 |
1985 | RAI | 16 | 16 | 48 | 925 | 19.3 | 55 | 5 |
1986 | RAI | 15 | 15 | 43 | 843 | 19.6 | 53 | 8 |
1987 | RAI | 11 | 5 | 21 | 330 | 15.7 | 33 | 5 |
74 | 38 | 148 | 2,866 | 19.4 | 75 | 25 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1983 | RAI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | RAI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | RAI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
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