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American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1960-11-15) November 15, 1960 (age 64) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Washington (DC) Woodrow Wilson | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 1 / pick: 15 | ||||||||
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James Henry Williams (born November 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker who played mainly for the Detroit Lions in an 11-year, 12 season career that lasted from 1982 to 1993 in the National Football League (NFL). He not only played college football for the University of Nebraska but also coached there. He also both played in and coached in the Goodyear Cotton-Bowl. His coaching career also included roles at Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of Buffalo, Bowling Green University and culminated at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.
Williams played college football at University of Nebraska where he was an All-American defensive end. He came into Nebraska as only a walk-on. He was selected in the first round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Lions, as the 15th overall pick.
References
- "#96 Jimmy Williams". huskers.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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