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![]() Williams on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
No. 43, 25, 86 | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive back Return specialist | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | June 30, 1927||||||||
Died: | February 26, 2005 77) Dana Point, California, U.S. | (aged||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Huntington Park (Huntington Park, California) | ||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1951: 26th round, 304th pick | ||||||||
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John Elliott Williams (June 30, 1927 – February 26, 2005) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) [1] for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected in the 26th round of the 1951 NFL draft.