Jimmy Williams (linebacker)

Jimmy Williams

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Personal information

Date of birth:

November 15, 1960

Place of birth:

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

230 lb (104 kg)

Career information

High school:

College:

NFL Draft:

1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15

Career history

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As coach:

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at PFR

James Henry Williams (born 1960) is a former American Football linebacker who played mainly for the Detroit Lions in an 11-year career that lasted from 1982 to 1993 in the National Football League. He is currently the defensive line coach for the Western Michigan University football team.

Williams played college football at University of Nebraska^[1] where he was an All-American defensive end. He came into Nebraska as only a walk-on. He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Lions, as the 15th overall pick.

References

1982 NFL draft first-round selections

Kenneth Sims Johnie Cooks Chip Banks Art Schlichter Jim McMahon Jeff Bryant Darrin Nelson Mike Munchak Gerald Riggs Marcus Allen Anthony Hancock Walter Abercrombie Lindsay Scott Barry Redden Jimmy Williams Luis Sharpe Sean Farrell Butch Woolfolk Perry Tuttle Mike Quick Gerald Willhite Ron Hallstrom Bob Crable Roy Foster Rod Hill Glen Collins Lester Williams

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