Charles E. Williams (born September 5, 1943) is an American former professional

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. A 6’0” guard from Stadium High School ( Tacoma) and Seattle University, he played in the

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(which later joined the NBA in the ABA-NBA merger) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The highlight of his career was in 1968, when he teamed with Connie Hawkins to lead the Pittsburgh Pipers to the 1968 ABA Championship. Williams also played in the 1969 and 1970 ABA All-Star Games. He retired in 1973 with 6,020 total points and a career scoring average of 16.2 points per game.

Career statistics

ABA

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Regular season

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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, style="background:#cfecec;" , 32* , , , , 30.4 , , .421 , , .270 , , .704 , , 2.6 , , 4.0 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , style="background:#cfecec;" , 56* , , , , 22.7 , , .406 , , .232 , , .699 , , 2.3 , , 2.2 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 82 , , , , 31.5 , , .382 , , .236 , , .744 , , 2.8 , , 3.1 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 10 , , , , 21.9 , , .333 , , .214 , , .731 , , 1.2 , , 4.2 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

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, 15 , , 41.7 , , .432 , , .171 , , .732 , , 4.3 , , 2.5 , , 23.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1969 , style="text-align:left;",

, 7 , , 36.4 , , .366 , , .289 , , .692 , , 3.4 , , 2.0 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

, style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 4 , , 32.3 , , .419 , , .333 , , .722 , , 3.5 , , 2.0 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

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Career Stats
1943 births Living people ABA All-Stars American men's basketball players Basketball players from Colorado Springs, Colorado Memphis Pros players Memphis Tams players Minnesota Pipers players Pittsburgh Pipers players Pittsburgh Condors players Point guards San Diego Conquistadors expansion draft picks Seattle Redhawks men's basketball players Shooting guards Utah Stars players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub