Eric Williams (defensive lineman)

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Eric Williams
No. 76, 75
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1962-02-24) February 24, 1962 (age 62)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Mary's (Stockton, California)
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 62
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:30
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Eric Michael Williams (born February 24, 1962) is a former American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL).

High school career[edit]

Williams attended and played high school football at St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California.

College career[edit]

Williams played college football at Washington State University and was voted All Pac-10.

Professional career[edit]

Williams played for the Detroit Lions between 1984 and 1989 and the Washington Redskins between 1990 and 1993. He was drafted in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft.[1] Williams was a starting defensive tackle with the Redskins in 1991 that went 14-2 and won Super Bowl XXVI. On an episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Michael Strahan called Williams the meanest player he ever met.

  • the quote by Strahan is referring to Erik Williams (offensive tackle for Dallas and Baltimore

After football[edit]

Williams served as founder and CEO of Applied Sports Technology, an online college athletic recruiting service.[2]

Personal life[edit]

His father Roy O. Williams also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers while his nephew Kyle Williams was a standout for the USC Trojans before becoming a Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ Goldenbach, Alan (2002-12-02), "For Recruiting Help, There's a Service Charge[dead link]," The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "An NFL family seeks answers".