Joe Williams (football player)
| Joe Williams | |
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Position (s): running back |
Jersey numbers: 36, 24 |
| born March 30, 1947 in Center , Texas | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1970 - 1972 | |
| NFL Draft : 1970 / Round: 12 / Pick: 309 | |
| College : University of Wyoming | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 26th |
| as a starter | 3 |
| Kick-off return | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Joseph Harold Williams (* the thirtieth March 1947 in Center , Texas , USA ) is a former American American Football- players. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints .
Player career
College career
Joe Williams attended high school in his hometown . As a football player, he received a sports scholarship at the University of Wyoming and played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys . In 1966, 1967 and 1968 he was able to win the league championship with his team.
Joe Williams was politically active in college . Together with other dark-skinned teammates, he wanted to protest against the racist prejudice of Mormonism against dark-skinned people in a game with his team . In addition, they wanted to wear a black bracelet in a game against Brigham Young University in 1969 . The protest was stopped by his college. He and his teammates, including the future professional player Tony McGee , were banned.
Professional career
The sporting achievements of Joe Williams drew the attention of the NFL scouts to him. In 1970 , the Tom Landry coached Dallas Cowboys pulled him in the twelfth round in 309th place. Williams only came into use in 1971 . He won the Super Bowl with the Cowboys that year . After eleven wins from 14 games, the Dallas team moved into the play-offs under the leadership of their two quarterbacks, Craig Morton and Roger Staubach . After a 14: 3 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, they made it into Super Bowl VI . In this game there was a 24: 3 victory over the Miami Dolphins . After the game round, Williams was given to the New Orleans Saints. After the 1972 season he took part in the training of the Los Angeles Rams , but was released before the start of the season. Williams then founded his own company. He was honored by the NFL in 2016 for his athletic achievements as a high school football player.
Web links
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ), Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7
- Peter Golenbock: Landry's Boys: An Oral History of a Team and an Era, Triumph Books, 2005, ISBN 1-617-49954-4
- Brian Jensen, Troy Aikman : Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone, 2005, ISBN 1-461-63611-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Williams banned from college
- ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1971
- ↑ Statistics NFC final 1971
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl VI
- ↑ Joe Williams honored by the NFL in 2016
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| SURNAME | Williams, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Joseph Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Center, Texas, USA |