| Date of birth: | January 14, 1946 |
| Place of birth: | El Dorado, Arkansas |
| Date of death: | February 17, 1991 (aged 45) |
| Place of death: | Martinez, California |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Running back/ Kick returner |
| College: | Arizona State |
| NFL Draft: | 1967 / Round: 4 / Pick 93 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1967-1970 1971-1972 |
Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors: | Packers Hall of Fame |
| Records: | NFL single season kick return average 41.1 NFL kick return touchdowns in a single season (4) |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Travis Williams (January 14, 1946 - February 17, 1991) was an American football player for the Green Bay Packers. Williams attended Contra Costa College and Arizona State University, before being selected in the 1967 NFL Draft at the insistence of Packers' coach Vince Lombardi. He returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie season in 1967, setting an NFL record. Among the returns were two in one game against the Cleveland Browns to tie another league record. He also set the record for career kickoff return average with 41.1 yards, while playing four seasons with the Packers and two with the Los Angeles Rams, before a knee injury ended his career prematurely.
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