Frank Williams (gridiron football) explained

Frank Williams
Birth Date:29 May 1932
Birth Place:Bowie County, Texas, U.S.
Import:yes
Position1:Halfback
Position2:Fullback
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:215
College:Pepperdine
Playing Team1:BC Lions
Playing Team2:Los Angeles Rams
Nfl:2528909

Frank Williams Jr. (May 29, 1932 – July 13, 2006) was a gridiron football player who played for the BC Lions and Los Angeles Rams. His parents were Frank Williams and Elya M. Glenn of Texarkana, Texas. He was one of four children. The nurses wrote his name incorrectly on the certificate, which read, Frank 'Jr.' Williams. He actually didn't have a middle name, he was a junior, named after his father, Frank Williams. He went by Frank James Williams or Frank J. Williams. He played college football at Pepperdine University.[1] [2] [3]

Williams served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He had six children; which included Shelia Williams, Casandra Williams, and Michelle Williams. He died on July 13, 2006, and is buried in Kent, King County, Washington at Tahoma National Cemetery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Williams. justsportsstats.com.
  2. Web site: Frank Williams Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: BC Lions All Time Roster . lionbackers.com . March 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050520234454/http://www.lionbackers.com/history/alltimeroster.html . May 20, 2005 .
  4. Web site: Williams, Frank James . Nationwide Gravesite Locator . National Cemetery Administration . July 17, 2021 . July 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210717183019/https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/index.html?cemetery=N919 . dead .