Willie Williams (offensive tackle)

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Willie Williams
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1967-08-06) August 6, 1967 (age 55)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Wheatley (Houston, Texas)
College: LSU
Supplemental draft: 1990  / Round: 9
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Willie Lee Williams Jr. (born August 6, 1967) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Phoenix Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL Supplemental Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas. [1] Williams was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals and Toronto Argonauts.

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College career

Williams played college football as a tight end for the LSU Tigers. [2]

Professional career

Williams was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals of the NFL in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL Supplemental Draft. [3] He played in sixteen games, starting three, for the Cardinals in 1991. [1] He played in sixteen games, starting five, for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 1994. [1] Williams was selected by the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in the second round of the 1996 WLAF Draft and played for them during the 1996 season. [4] [5] He played in 33 games for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL from 1997 to 1998. [4]

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References

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  2. "Willie Williams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Willie Williams". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.