Harry Williams (American football)
Tuskegee Golden Tigers | |||||
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Position: | Associate head coach & offensive coordinator | ||||
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Born: | Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | August 10, 1982||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Jackson-Olin (AL) | ||||
College: | Tuskegee | ||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 240 | ||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Harry Williams Jr. (born August 10, 1982) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the associate head football coach and offensive coordinator for Tuskegee University, positions he has held since 2024. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Tuskegee. While at Tuskegee Harry Williams was initiated into the Lambda Epsilon chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity in the Fall of 2002.
Williams was also a member of the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.
Early life
[edit]Williams attended Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and was a two-sport star in both football and track. In track, he competed in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.
Professional career
[edit]On August 22, 2008, Williams suffered a neck injury in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. He was taken off the field on a stretcher immobilized. Afterward, he recovered from paralysis, with team doctors reporting his condition was "almost normal." He underwent surgery and walked on his own at the hospital August 28, 2008; however, returning to football is unlikely.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Texans WR Williams unlikely to resume career". The Sports Network. August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Tuskegee profile
- Alabama State profile
- Morehouse profile
- Langston profile
- Prairie View A&M profile
- Houston Texans bio Archived March 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- New York Jets bio
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia
- Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Tuskegee Golden Tigers football players
- New York Jets players
- Houston Texans players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- Prairie View A&M Panthers football coaches
- Langston Lions football coaches
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers football coaches
- Alabama State Hornets football coaches
- Tuskegee Golden Tigers football coaches
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American football wide receiver, 1980s birth stubs