Richard C. "Rickey" Williams (born March 12, 1957) is a retired American

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player. Born in

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, he was a 6'1"

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and attended

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and the

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. Williams played for the

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during the 1982–83 season, averaging 3.3 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He was originally selected by the Jazz (then based in

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as the New Orleans Jazz) with the 4th pick in the tenth round of the

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. In 2009 as ''

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'' celebrated 50 years of All-

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(WNY) basketball selections, Williams, who was a 1973–74 All-WNY first team selection, was a fourth team selection for the All-time All-WNY team.

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