Willie Williams (cornerback, born 1941)

Willie Williams
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1941-12-29) December 29, 1941
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Atlanta (GA) Archer
College: Grambling State
NFL draft: 1965 / Round: 8 / Pick: 99
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Willie Albert Williams (born December 29, 1941) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, as well as the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). He led the NFL in interceptions in 1968, and was selected to the Pro Bowl the following season. Williams played college football at Grambling State University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1965 NFL Draft. After playing nine seasons with the NFL and the AFL, Williams played two seasons with The Hawaiians of the World Football League in 1974 and 1975.

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