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Position: | Defensive tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Stockton, California, U.S. | February 24, 1962||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | St. Mary's (Stockton, California) | ||||||
College: | Washington St. | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 3 / pick: 62 | ||||||
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Williams attended and played high school football at St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California.
Williams played college football at Washington State University and was voted All Pac-10.
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Williams served as founder and CEO of Applied Sports Technology, an online college athletic recruiting service. [2]
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