Harvey Williams (American football)

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Harvey Williams
No. 44, 22
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1967-04-22) April 22, 1967 (age 57)
Hempstead, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Hempstead
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1991  / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:3,952
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:20

Harvey Lavance Williams (born April 22, 1967), is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders. He played college football for the LSU Tigers. [1] [2]

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College career

Williams ran for over 2,800 yards in his four years at Louisiana State University, and is fifth in Tigers' history in career all-purpose yards. In his final season at LSU, he was named to the All-SEC team. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Williams in the first round of the 1991 NFL draft. [3]

Professional career

In his first two seasons, Barry Word and Christian Okoye consistently beat Williams out for playing time. In both seasons, he finished behind Word and Okoye in rushing yards. By 1993, Marcus Allen joined the team and became the starter.

In 1994, Williams moved on to the Los Angeles Raiders. He finally received a chance to be a starter, and responded with two good seasons. He rushed for 983 yards in 1994. He followed up this season with his only 1,000-yard rushing season, rushing for 1,114 yards and 9 touchdowns in 1995.

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1991 KC 14974474.6211161479.2172
1992 KC 14782623.41115244.8120
1993 KC 7421493.51907426.0140
1994 LA 162829833.5284473918.3273
1995 OAK 162551,1144.4609543756.9280
1996 OAK 131214313.6440221436.5200
1997 OAK 1418703.9133161479.2322
1998 OAK 161284963.9252261736.7150
Career1101,0213,9523.960201931,4427.5327

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References

  1. "Harvey Williams Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. "Harvey Williams Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  3. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.