Terrance Williams (born October 14, 1965) is a former American football

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the National Football League. Williams was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the

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, where he played for two years until a knee injury ended his playing career. He was released by the Jets in April 1991. His All-America talent on the track earned him a scholarship to play football at Bethune-Cookman College in 1984, where he played under then head coach Larry Little. Williams currently resides in

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, where he has served as the defensive backs coach at Bethune–Cookman University since 1999.Bethune-Cookman University
"Terry Williams Bio"
Retrieved on August 17, 2014.

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1965 births Living people American football defensive backs New York Jets players Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players People from Homestead, Florida Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida {{defensiveback-1960s-stub