Aeneas Williams
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Positions: Cornerback / Safety |
Jersey number (s): 35 |
| born on January 29, 1968 in New Orleans , Louisiana | |
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| Active : 1991 - 2004 | |
| NFL Draft : 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59 | |
| College : Southern University | |
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| Tackles / sacks | 789/3 |
| Interceptions | 55 for 807 yards |
| Touchdowns | 13 |
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Aeneas Demetrius Williams (* 29. January 1968 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the cornerbacks . Williams played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 years , including ten years for the Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals . Another four years he played for the St. Louis Rams , where he was used as safety in the last two seasons . Williams was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
youth
Aeneas [əˈniːəs] Williams was born on January 29, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of three sons of Lawrence and Lillian Williams. He attended Alcee Fortier High School, where he played with the later NFL players (also cornerbacks ), Kevin Lewis and Maurice Hurst . For his father, who was the only of nine siblings to attend and graduate from college, education was important for their children and going to college after high school was a given.
college
After high school, only the Dartmouth offered him a place in their football team and also offered him an academic scholarship, which he declined. Instead, like his brother Achilles, he followed in his father's footsteps and went to Southern University , where he didn't start playing college football until his junior year . As a walk-on , he managed to get a place as a starter in defense after just five games . Initially, however, he had no fixed position and played in addition to cornerback and safety as a linebacker. This season he led the Southwestern Athletic Conference with seven interceptions . In his senior year of college, he scored the most in the NCAA Division I-AA with eleven interceptions and improved his time in the 40-yard sprint from over 4.6 to 4.28 seconds. Williams was also voted All-American .
NFL
Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals
After two successful years in college football, Williams was selected in the 1991 NFL Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals in the third round as the 59th player. In his first game, he scored an interception and fended off four more passes. At the end of his rookie season, he led the National Football Conference (NFC) with six interceptions. In 1994 he led the NFL with nine interceptions for the Cardinals, now renamed "Arizona Cardinals".
After the 1998 season he led the Cardinals, with two interceptions against quarterback Troy Aikman , to a 20-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys and the Cardinals' first play-off victory since their championship in 1947. In the game, he had the task Best Wide Receiver of the Cowboys, Michael Irvin , to cover what he said on the occasion of his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the words "If (Irvin) went to the restroom, I had to flush it." (When he went to the toilet , I had to press the flush) commented.
In the third game of the 1999 regular season , Williams was injured so badly by a sack after a lightning bolt and a missed block by running back Lawrence Phillips , the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers , Steve Young , in Monday Night Football that he was unconscious on the field for minutes and retired after the season due to the effects of the concussion .
In his ten years with the Cardinals, Williams was called up to the Pro Bowl six times , scored 46 interceptions and nine touchdowns . He scored six of his touchdowns after interceptions, two after conquering fumbles and one after a blocked field goal .
St. Louis Rams
After the 2000 season , Williams was traded to the St. Louis Rams . The Cardinals received the Rams' draft rights in the second and fourth rounds of the 2001 NFL Drafts. With these rights, the Cardinals defensive back Michael Stone (54th player in the draft) and defensive tackle Marcus Bell (123rd player in the draft) who together played only 24 games in the NFL from the start (Williams played 48 in his time for the Rams) and in 2006 no longer played in the league.
After his first season in St. Louis, Williams set an NFL record when he scored two touchdowns from interceptions, both thrown by Brett Favre , in a play-off game against the Green Bay Packers . A week later he intercepted a pass from Donovan McNabb in the NFC Championship Game one minute and 47 seconds before the end of the game and helped the Rams to move into Super Bowl XXXVI with a 29:24 victory . In the Super Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans, the Rams lost 5:20 to the New England Patriots , who won their first Super Bowl with their quarterback, Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick . Belichick later said he instructed Brady not to throw a pass on Williams' side before the game.
Since his third season with the Rams, Williams was used as safety and was also selected as safety in the Pro Bowl (2003). In his four years with the Rams, he scored nine interceptions for 154 yards of space and four touchdowns.
successes
Aeneas Williams scored 789 tackles , three sacks , 13 touchdowns and 55 interceptions for 807 yards in his fourteen years in the NFL . He scored nine of his 13 touchdowns after interceptions, three after conquering fumbles and one after a blocked field goal .
Williams was elected to the Pro Bowl eight times - seven times as cornerback and once as safety. He is a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team , received the Bart Starr Award in 1999 and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
Private
Aeneas Williams is married and has four children. He lives with his family in the suburbs of St. Louis . There Williams founded a church in Ferguson after his football career and works as its pastor.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kent Somers: Former Arizona Cardinals cornerback Aeneas Williams inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame. In: azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic, August 3, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : "Williams paid tribute to his parents, Lawrence and Lillian, who raised three sons in New Orleans."
- ↑ Darrell Williams: Aeneas Williams showed early promise at Fortier High School. His early days at Harrell Park, Woodson Junior High and Fortier High shaped Aeneas Williams' career at Southern and in the NFL. In: theadvocate.com. The Advocate, August 20, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : "Lewis and Hurst both went on to the NFL after playing at Northwestern State and Southern, respectively."
- ↑ Kevin Lewis NFL Football Statistics. In: pro-football-reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com, accessed March 13, 2015 .
- ^ Maurice Hurst NFL Football Statistics. In: pro-football-reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com, accessed March 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Josh Weinfuss: No debating Aeneas Williams' game now. In: espn.go.com. ESPN, August 1, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): "Lawrence was the first and only of nine siblings to attend and graduate from college."
- ↑ A Football Life: Aeneas Williams. SB Nation, December 8, 2017, retrieved July 20, 2018 (English): "After high school football, Williams was only offered a spot on a football team by one single college, Dartmouth."
- ↑ Man About Town. The Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2002, accessed on July 20, 2018 (English): "Williams was not conflicted about turning down an academic scholarship to Dartmouth."
- ↑ Aeneas Williams: Hall of Famers - Aeneas Williams. Enshrinement speech. In: profootballhof.com. Pro Football Hall of Fame, August 2, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 : “So all I did was graduate in May and immediately wasn't thinking about football, wasn't highly recruited. All I wanted to do was get to Southern University where my father was an alum and Achilles was already. "
- ↑ Aeneas Williams: Inside the Legacy of 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee. Bleacher Report, August 1, 2014, accessed on July 20, 2018 : "Coincidentally enough, as a junior, Williams eventually made the team as a walk-on. To no one's surprise, Williams hit the ground running. Five games into his first season with the team, he found his way into the defensive lineup. He didn't have a specific position at first, so he played linebacker, safety and cornerback. "
- ^ Even on Bad Teams, Williams Good Enough for Hall. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, July 30, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : “He played football in high school, but didn't draw any interest from colleges. So he followed his older brother to Southern University. As a junior, he decided to join the football team as a walk-on. The following season, he led the Southwestern Athletic Conference with seven interceptions. "
- ↑ Aeneas Williams. In: lasportshall.com. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): "At Southern, he ranked second in Division I-AA with seven interceptions as a junior and tied for the national lead in 1990 with 11."
- ^ Even on Bad Teams, Williams Good Enough for Hall. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, July 30, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : "'I ran a 4.28 for scouts that spring,' he said."
- ↑ Aeneas Williams: Inside the Legacy of 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee. Bleacher Report, August 1, 2014, accessed July 20, 2018 : "A year later, Williams earned All-American honors and went on to tie the NCAA Division I-AA record for the most interceptions."
- ^ Hall of Famers. In: profootballhof.com. Pro Football Hall of Fame, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): "Williams had an impressive rookie season in 1991. He had his first career pick in his NFL debut, a game in which he also deflected four passes. He finished the year tied for the most interceptions in the NFC with six. "
- ↑ Dennis Dillon: Aeneas Williams. In: stlouissportshalloffame.com. St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, accessed March 13, 2015 : "After the 1998 season, he helped the Cardinals win their first playoff game since their 1947 NFL championship when he intercepted Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman twice in a 20-7 wild- card game victory. "
- ↑ Aeneas Williams: Hall of Famers - Aeneas Williams. Enshrinement speech. In: profootballhof.com. Pro Football Hall of Fame, August 2, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): “See Dallas, Mr. Jerry Jones, Michael Irvin, you guys wouldn't have that beautiful stadium if we hadn't upset you in 1998 where I had to cover Michael Irvin. If he went to the restroom, I had to go flush it. "
- ↑ Joe Kukura: Steve Young Joins Monday Night Football. Signs up with B-team for double headers. In: nbcbayarea.com. NBC, July 18, 2009, accessed March 13, 2015 : "Steve Young's playing career ended with a demolishing hit from Aeneas Williams on Monday Night Football."
- ↑ Dennis Dillon: Aeneas Williams. In: stlouissportshalloffame.com. St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, accessed March 13, 2015 : “In a Week 3 game in 1999, Williams came on a corner blitz from Young's blind side — running back Lawrence Phillips failed to pick him up — and delivered a violent but legal hit that resulted in Young suffering a concussion. Young did not play the rest of the season and retired after that year. "
- ↑ a b Aeneas Williams Career Touchdown Log. In: pro-football-reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): "1 Blocked Field Goal Return"
- ↑ Jim Thomas: Aeneas Williams trade highlighted Rams' defensive overhaul. In: stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 2, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 : “The Cardinals used their two picks to draft a pair of University of Memphis players: defensive back Michael Stone in the second round and defensive tackle Marcus Bell in the fourth. Both were out of the league by 2006, or just two years after Williams retired. Combined, Stone and Bell finished with 24 regular-season starts in their NFL careers. Williams had double that amount, 48, in his four seasons with the Rams. "
- ↑ Aeneas Williams. In: lasportshall.com. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, accessed March 13, 2015 : “Williams set an NFL record in 2001 with two TDs on interceptions (both off Brett Favre) in the same playoff game. A week later, his interception of Donovan McNabb with 1:47 left sealed a win in the NFC title game and helped the Rams reach Super Bowl XXXVI - which was played in his hometown of New Orleans. "
- ↑ Bernie Miklasz: Bernie Bits: Congratulations to a special man. In: stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 2, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : “Speaking of Belichick ... he told me that before the Patriots played the Rams in the Super Bowl, he told QB Tom Brady to avoid throwing to Williams' side of the field. Brady ignored the instructions by attempting one pass against Williams during the game - only one - and Belichick barked at him for doing it. "
- ↑ Bernie Miklasz: Aeneas Williams gives stirring speech at Hall of Fame. In: stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 3, 2014, accessed March 13, 2015 : “Williams was voted to the Pro Bowl seven times as a corner, once as a safety, and was a three-time All-Pro selection and a member of the 1990s NFL All-Decade Team. "
- ↑ Bernie Miklasz: Bernie Bits: Congratulations to a special man. In: stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 2, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English): “All I can do is offer my long-distance congratulations to No. 35 and his family, including his sensational wife Tracy and their children, Saenea, 17, Tirzah, 15, Lazarus, 13 and Cheyenne, 9. "
- ↑ Dennis Dillon: Aeneas Williams. In: stlouissportshalloffame.com. St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, accessed March 13, 2015 : “Williams now resides in St. Louis with his wife, Tracy, and their four children. He is the founding pastor of Spirit Church in Ferguson. "
- ↑ Lilly Fowler: Former Ram Aeneas Williams now tending a flock in Ferguson. In: stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 6, 2014, accessed on March 13, 2015 : "The first incarnation of the church came in 2007 - in the form of Williams' basement."
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| SURNAME | Williams, Aeneas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Aeneas Demetrius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana , United States |