Joe Williams (linebacker)

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Joe Williams
No. 97
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1965-03-05) March 5, 1965 (age 59)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Baton Rouge (LA) McKinley
College: Grambling State
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Joseph Dennis Williams (born March 5, 1965) is an American former professional football linebacker who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grambling State University and attended McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] He was also a member of the New England Steamrollers and Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League (AFL).

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References

  1. "JOE WILLIAMS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2015.