Eric Williams (defensive lineman)
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| Position: | Defensive tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | February 24, 1962 Stockton, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | St. Mary's (Stockton, California) | ||||||
| College: | Washington St. | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 62 | ||||||
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Eric Michael Williams (born February 24, 1962) is a former American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL).
High school career
[edit]Williams attended and played high school football at St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California.
College career
[edit]Williams played college football at Washington State University and was voted All Pac-10.
Professional career
[edit]Williams played for the Detroit Lions between 1984 and 1989 and the Washington Redskins between 1990 and 1993. He was drafted in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft.[1] Williams was a starting defensive tackle with the Redskins in 1991 that went 14-2 and won Super Bowl XXVI. On an episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Michael Strahan called Williams the meanest player he ever met.
- the quote by Strahan is referring to Erik Williams (offensive tackle for Dallas and Baltimore
After football
[edit]Williams served as founder and CEO of Applied Sports Technology, an online college athletic recruiting service.[2]
Personal life
[edit]His father Roy O. Williams also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers while his nephew Kyle Williams was a standout for the USC Trojans before becoming a Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Goldenbach, Alan (2002-12-02), "For Recruiting Help, There's a Service Charge[dead link]," The Washington Post.
- ^ "An NFL family seeks answers".
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