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Clarence Williams (other)
Clarence Williams may refer to: Sports American football *Clancy Williams (1942–1986), defensive back for Washington State University and Los Angeles Rams *Clarence Williams (defensive end) (1946–2017), for Prairie View A&M and Green Bay Packers * Clarence Williams (running back, born 1955) (1955–1994), football player for University of South Carolina, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins *Clarence Williams (running back, born 1977), football player for University of Michigan and Arizona Cardinals *Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams (1975–2022), running back for Florida State University and Buffalo Bills * Clarence Williams (tight end) (born 1969), for Washington State and Cleveland Browns; son of Clancy Williams Other sports *Clarence Williams (baseball) (1866–1934), American baseball player Others *Clarence Williams (musician) (1898–1965), American jazz pianist * Clarence Williams (photojournalist) (born 1967), American photojournalist *Clarence Williams III (1939– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Williams
Clarence "Clancy" Williams Jr. (September 24, 1942 – September 21, 1986) was an American football defensive back who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Los Angeles Rams. Early life Williams was born on September 24, 1942, in Beaumont, or Deweyville, Texas. Williams was raised in suburban Seattle and graduated from Renton High School in 1961, where he was all-state in football and basketball, and earned all-state honors on the track team. He helped Renton to a Puget Sound League football championship. Williams was the only black player on his team. While some players bullied him for this, his mother encouraged him not to allow them to degrade him. The City of Renton made March 27, 1965, Clancy Williams Day. Williams is among seven legendary Renton athletes depicted on a mural at Liberty Park in the back of Giannini Stadium in Renton. College football He played college football at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (defensive End)
Clarence Williams (September 3, 1946 – May 8, 2017) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 11th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University. Early years Williams played at a time when high school and colleges were still highly segregated in the South. He attended George Washington Carver High School (Sweeny, Texas), where he helped his team win the Carver State Championship in 1965. His play in football and basketball earned him the nickname “Sweeny”. He also practiced the shot put and the discus throw. He accepted a football scholarship from Prairie View A&M University. In 2015, he was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame. Professional career Dallas Cowboys Williams was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round (283rd overall) of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (running Back, Born 1955)
Clarence Williams (January 25, 1955 – September 18, 1994) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL draft. On September 16, 1979, Williams rushed for 4 touchdowns for the San Diego Chargers in a win over the Buffalo Bills, a franchise record he shares with LaDainian Tomlinson. College career While attending South Carolina, Williams lettered in football in 1975-76 and rushed for 2,311 career yards, including eight 100-yard games. He was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. NFL career statistics Regular season Playoffs Death On September 17, 1994, Williams was shot in his car while at an intersection. He died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (running Back, Born 1977)
Clarence Williams (born May 16, 1977) is a former professional American football running back who played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He led the 1996 Michigan Wolverines football team in rushing and was a member of the undefeated national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team. College Williams attended Detroit's Cass Technical High School, where as a senior one of his coaches was Thomas Wilcher. During his senior season, Cass had an undefeated 9–0 regular season before losing 22–21 to Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School in the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. The team compiled a 319–56 points differential. In his four years at Michigan from 1995–1998, he accumulated 1986 yards rushing on 467 carries and added 682 yards receiving on 68 receptions and 587 return yards on 30 kickoff returns. His best game as a collegian was against the Boston College Eagles when he rushed for 133 yards on 25 ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams
Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams (January 20, 1975 – February 17, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida, where he rushed for 5,090 yards, the seventh most in Florida high school history at the time. Williams's grandmother nicknamed him "Pooh Bear" when he was a child due to his resemblance to Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by .... Williams played at Florida State from 1993 to 1996, rushing for 427 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during his time there. After graduating, Williams went undrafted, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills. Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (tight End)
Clarence Williams III (born August 7, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end and running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft with the 169th overall pick. His father was defensive back Clarence "Clancy" Williams (1942–1986), an All-American at Washington State University who played eight seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams from 1965 through 1972. Like his father, Clarence III played high school football at Renton and college football at Washington State in Pullman. He was selected in the seventh round (169th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Williams also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the World League of American Football. In 2013, he was voted the greatest tight end in Washington State University history by the editors of Cougfan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (baseball)
Clarence E. "Waxey" Williams (January 27, 1866 – September 23, 1934) was an American baseball catcher who played for predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. He joined the Cuban Giants, the first black professional team, during their first season. He played at least 20 years for major teams. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two pr ... and the first black player to play for Harrisburg on City Island. In his time the Cuban Giants played in otherwise all-white leagues during 1887, 1889, and 1890, but Williams and Frank Grant played on the otherwise white Harrisburg team in the Eastern Interstate League. (Harrisburg and the Giants battled for the pennant.) References * *(Riley.Clarence Williams Personal profiles at Negro Leagues B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (musician)
Clarence Williams (October 8, 1898 or October 6, 1893 – November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher. Biography Williams was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to Dennis, a bassist, and Sally Williams, and ran away from home at age 12 to join Billy Kersands' Traveling Minstrel Show, then moved to New Orleans. At first, Williams worked shining shoes and doing odd jobs, but soon became known as a singer and master of ceremonies. By the early 1910s, he was a well-regarded local entertainer also playing piano, and was composing new tunes by 1913. Williams was a good businessman and worked arranging and managing entertainment at the local African American vaudeville theater as well as at various saloons and dance halls around Rampart Street, and at clubs and houses in Storyville. Williams started a music publishing business with violinist/bandleader Armand J. Piron in 1915, which by the 1920s was the leading African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (photojournalist)
Clarence J. Williams (January 22, 1967) is an American photojournalist who worked for the ''Los Angeles Times'' from 1996 to 2003. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for feature photography. Biography Born in 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Williams received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University in 1992. He began his career working as a photographic intern for the ''Philadelphia Tribune'' in 1992, and also interned with the ''York Daily Record'', and with the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1994. He then worked as a staff photographer at the ''Reston Times Community Newspapers'', before being hired as a staff photographer for the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1996. Pulitzer Prize In 1998, Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for his "powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parents addicted to alcohol and drugs". Controversy arose "over the idea of the non-intrusiveness of a journalist or a photographer capturing a story and the need to intervene in the lives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III (August 21, 1939 – June 4, 2021) was an American actor. He played the character of Linc Hayes in the police television series ''The Mod Squad'' from 1968 to 1973. He also appeared in films such as '' Purple Rain'', '' 52 Pick-Up'', '' Tales from the Hood'', '' Hoodlum'', '' Half Baked'', ''Life'', '' American Gangster'', and '' Reindeer Games''. Biography Early life Born in New York City, Williams was the son of a professional musician, Clarence "Clay" Williams Jr., and grandson of jazz and blues composer/pianist Clarence Williams and his singer-actress wife, Eva Taylor. Raised by his paternal grandmother, he became interested in acting after accidentally walking onto a stage at a theater below a Harlem YMCA. Career Williams began pursuing an acting career after spending two years as a U.S. Army paratrooper in C Company, 506th Infantry, of the 101st Airborne Division. He first appeared on Broadway in ''The Long Dream'' (1960). Continuing his work o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
