Sam Williams (defensive lineman)
Williams in 1959 | |||||||||||||
| No. 88, 85 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive end, End | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | March 9, 1931 Dansville, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | April 25, 2013 (aged 82) Livonia, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Dansville HS (Dansville, MI) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1956: 24th round, 288th pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Samuel F. Williams (March 9, 1931 – April 25, 2013) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was a 24th round selection (288th overall pick) of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1956 NFL draft out of Michigan State University. Williams played for the Rams (1959), the Detroit Lions (1960–1965), and the Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967). He died in Livonia, Michigan, after a short illness.