Dave Williams (wide receiver)

Dave Williams
Career information
Date of birth	(1945-08-10) August 10, 1945
Place of birth	Cedar Rapids, Iowa^[1]
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Washington
NFL draft	1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
As player
1967-1971	St. Louis Cardinals
1972-1973	San Diego Chargers
1973	Pittsburgh Steelers
1974	Southern California Sun
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

David Laverne Williams (born August 10, 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a former National Football League wide receiver who played seven professional seasons, mainly for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was the first Seattle Seahawk to be signed, but never played for the Seahawks due to a knee injury. He was also an All-American for the University of Washington as a football player and decathlete.

Williams was named to the University of Washington's Husky Hall of Fame 2014 class.^[2]

1967 NFL draft first-round selections

Bubba Smith Clinton Jones Steve Spurrier Bob Griese George Webster Floyd Little Mel Farr Gene Washington Bob Hyland Loyd Phillips Cas Banaszek Paul Seiler Ray McDonald Ron Billingsley Alan Page Dave Williams Gene Upshaw Bob Matheson Harry Jones Jim Detwiler John Charles John Pitts Tom Regner Gene Trosch Don Horn Leslie Kelley

St. Louis Cardinals 1967 NFL draft selections

Dave Williams Bob Rowe Vidal Carlin Mike Barnes Andy Bowling Jamie Rivers Mike Campbell Joe Randall Mike Gold Ted Wheeler Lavern Barrs Ed Marcontell Steve Dundas Bob Duncum Bo Hickey Bill Wosilius Philip Spiller Terry Bacigalupo

Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks

Sources

Eskinazi, David. Wayback machine - Dave Williams' amazing legacy. Sportspress Northwest, September 11, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

References

↑ "Dave Williams". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
↑ "UW Announces 2014 Husky Hall of Fame Class" (PDF). gohuskies.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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