John Williams (offensive lineman)

**John Williams**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1945-10-27)October 27, 1945
Place of birth:	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of death:	July 8, 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 66)
Place of death:	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Position(s):	Tackle, Guard

College:	Minnesota
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick 23
Organizations
As player:
1968-1971 1972-1979	Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Rams
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John McKay Williams (October 27, 1945^[1] – July 8, 2012) was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1968 through 1979. During that span he appeared in three Super Bowls: Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts; and Super Bowl XIV for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was a First Team All-Big Ten tackle in 1967 and led the Gophers to the Big Ten title. Williams died on July 8, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 66, while out for a walk.^[2] He had recently been the recipient of a kidney transplant.

References[]

↑ "John McKay Williams". Oldest Living Football Players. http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/johnmckaywilliams.htm. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
↑ "Former Gophers great, NFL lineman John Williams dies". StarTribune.com. 2011-08-22. http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/161735295.html. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

v · d · e1968 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Ron Yary Bob Johnson Claude Humphrey Russ Washington Fred Carr Dennis Byrd Kevin Hardy Larry Csonka Haven Moses Mike Taylor Greg Landry Jim Smith MacArthur Lane Tim Rossovich Forrest Blue Mike Hull Lee White Jim Hill Mo Moorman Dennis Homan Marvin Upshaw George Daney John Williams Earl McCullouch Eldridge Dickey Bill Lueck Doug Crusan

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V Champions

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Persondata
Name	Williams, John
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 27, 1945
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Date of death	July 8, 2012
Place of death	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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