| Jesse Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Corcoran, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tulare, California, U.S. |
| Import: | yes |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 243 |
| College: | Fresno State |
| Afldraftedyear: | 1962 |
| Afldraftedround: | 21 |
| Afldraftedpick: | 168 |
| Afldraftedteam: | San Diego Chargers |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
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| Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Jesse Ross "J. R." Williams (November 17, 1940 – September 17, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] He played college football at Fresno State University and Bakersfield College. Williams was inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. After his football career he was a football coach, coaching at Arvin High School and Highland High School in Bakersfield.[2] He died in 2015.[3]