Frank Williams (gridiron football)
 Williams in 1955 | |
| Born: | May 29, 1932 Bowie County, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 13, 2006 (aged 74) |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | HB/FB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Pepperdine |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1955 | BC Lions |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Career stats | |
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Frank Williams Jr. (May 29, 1932 – July 13, 2006) was a gridiron football player who played for the BC Lions and Los Angeles Rams. His parents were Frank Williams and Elya M. Glenn of Texarkana, TX. He was one of four children. The nurses wrote his name incorrectly on the certificate, which read, Frank 'Jr.' Williams. He actually didn't have a middle name, he was a junior, named after his father, Frank Williams. He went by Frank James Williams or Frank J. Williams. He played college football at Pepperdine University.[1][2][3] He was drafted to the Lions right out of Pepperdine.
Williams served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He had 6 children; which included Shelia Williams, Casandra Williams, and Michelle Williams. He died July 13, 2006, and is buried in Kent, King County, WA at Tahoma National Cemetery.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Frank Williams". justsportsstats.com.
- ^ "Frank Williams Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "BC Lions All Time Roster". lionbackers.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Williams, Frank James". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- 1932 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Texarkana, Texas
- United States Army soldiers
- African-American military personnel
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football fullbacks
- Canadian football running backs
- African-American players of American football
- African-American players of Canadian football
- Pepperdine Waves football players
- BC Lions players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Burials at Tahoma National Cemetery
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people