Roy Williams (defensive tackle)

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Roy Williams
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1937-04-30)April 30, 1937
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:September 6, 2017(2017-09-06) (aged 80)
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Pasco (WA)
College: Pacific
NFL draft: 1963  / round: 2 / pick: 27
AFL draft: 1963  / round: 4 / pick: 26
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roy Orville Williams (April 30, 1937 - September 6, 2017) is a former American football defensive tackle who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1963 NFL draft. He was also drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1963 AFL Draft. Williams played college football at the University of the Pacific and attended Pasco High School in Pasco, Washington. [1]

Williams died on September 6, 2017. [2]

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References

  1. "ROY WILLIAMS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. Roy O. Williams