Willie Williamson | |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1944 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1963–1967 |
Player Team1: | Anderson (IN) |
Player Positions: | Running back, defensive back |
Coach Years1: | 1976–1979 |
Coach Team1: | Virginia Union (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1980–1981 |
Coach Team2: | Albany State |
Coach Years3: | 1983 |
Coach Team3: | Winston-Salem State (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1984 |
Coach Team4: | Kentucky State |
Coach Years5: | 1989 |
Coach Team5: | Norfolk Catholic HS (VA) |
Coach Years6: | 1992 |
Coach Team6: | Ferguson HS (VA) (volunteer assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 1993 |
Coach Team7: | Surry County HS (VA) |
Overall Record: | 6–16 (college) |
Willie A. Williamson Jr. (November 23, 1944 – August 7, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Albany State University from 1980 to 1981 and at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, compiling a career college football coaching record of 6–16.[1]
Williamson attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and played college football as a running back and defensive back at Anderson College—now known as Anderson University—in Anderson, Indiana. He played semi-pro football for three seasons with the Los Angeles Mustangs of the Western Professional League.[2] Williamson was suspended indefinitely from his post at Kentucky State in late October 1984 after criticizing the team's schedule. He was replaced by Theo Lemon as interim head coach.[3]
Williamson died on August 7, 2021.[4]