Walt Williams (cornerback)

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Walt Williams
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1954-07-10) July 10, 1954 (age 68)
Bedford Hills, New York, U.S.
Career information
College: New Mexico State
NFL Draft: 1977  / Round: 2 / Pick: 42
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:93 - 37
Interceptions:4
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Walter Williams (born July 10, 1954) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League and restaurateur.

Born in the South Bronx, N.Y., Williams and his five siblings became wards of the state at age 7. He lived in two children’s shelters, spending most of his time at one in Westchester County, learning culinary arts and playing football. [1]

After high school, he started hitchhiking to California but ended up in New Mexico. He attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, where he played football. He was a second round draft pick for the Detroit Lions in the 1970s. He moved on to the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, playing a total of eight years.

He played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions, [2] the Minnesota Vikings, and the Chicago Bears. After retiring from football in the early 1980s, Williams started a real estate development company in New Mexico. When the market crashed[ which? ], he lost about $480 million. He moved to Dallas and started a restaurant called Sweet Georgia Brown. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gutierrez, Kris (9 May 2016). "Texas Connect Us: The Story Behind Dallas' Sweet Georgia Brown". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Prewitt, Eric (24 October 1977). "49ers, Plunkett, Pluck The Lions Apart, 28-7". The Argus-Press. The Argus-Press. Retrieved 29 August 2022.


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