Clancy Williams
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| Position: | Cornerback |
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| Born: | September 24, 1942 Beaumont, Texas,U.S. |
| Died: | September 21, 1986(aged 43) Seattle, Washington,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
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| High school: | Renton (WA) |
| College: | Washington State |
| NFL draft: | 1965/ round:1/ pick: 9 |
| AFL draft: | 1965/ round:8/ pick: 62 |
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Clarence "Clancy" Williams Jr.(September 24, 1942 – September 21, 1986) was anAmerican footballdefensive backwho played eight seasons in theNational Football League(NFL), all with theLos Angeles Rams.[1][2][3]
Born inTexas,Williams was raised in suburbanSeattleand graduated fromRenton High School.He playedcollege footballatWashington State UniversityinPullmanand was anAll-Americanas a senior in1964.Williams played on both sides of the ball: on offense at halfback and defense at cornerback. WSU sports historian Dick Fry made the case Williams was the finest two-way player in Washington State history.[4]He was selected in the first round of the1965 NFL draft(ninth overall) by theRams.[1][2][3]
After football, Williams worked inLos Angelesin banking and at theLos Angeles Timesnewspaper. He died of cancer in Seattle at age 43 in 1986.[1][2]and was interred atGreenwood Memorial Parkin Renton.
His sonClarence IIIalso played football at Washington State and in the NFL.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Former All-American Williams dies".Lewiston Morning Tribune.(Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1986. p. 1B.
- ^abc"Ex-Cougar Williams is dead".Spokane Chronicle.(Washington). staff and wire reports. September 23, 1986. p. B1.
- ^abDevlin, Vince (September 24, 1986)."Clancy Williams was a racehorse with heart".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^"Two-way terror Clancy Williams: WSU's finest all-around player?".Cougfan.(Washington). CBS247sports. August 15, 2003. p. 1.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference
- Clancy WilliamsatIMDb
- Clancy WilliamsatFind a Grave
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