David Williams (wide receiver)
| Date of birth | June 10, 1963 |
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| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Illinois |
| High school | Junípero Serra |
| NFL draft | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bears |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1986 | Chicago Bears |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1988–1989 | BC Lions |
| 1990 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1991 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1991–1992 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1993–1995 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1988 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1991,1993 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1988,1989 |
| Awards | 1988 - CFL's Outstanding Player Award |
| Career stats | |
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David Lamar Williams (born June 10, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver. Williams was named consensus All-American twice at the University of Illinois, and is an inducted member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Williams attended Serra High School in Gardena, California. Williams attended Los Angeles Harbor College where he was a junior college All-American.
Williams played at Illinois from 1983 to 1985. Under the prolific passing offense of coach Mike White, Williams set many Illinois receiving records, and was a consensus two-time First-team All-American.
In Williams' first season, the 1983 Fighting Illini finished the regular season with a record of 10-1, including a 9-0 mark in Big Ten games. Williams caught 59 passes for 870 yards, with six touchdowns. As Big Ten champions, the Fighting Illini played UCLA in the 1984 Rose Bowl. Williams caught 10 passes for 88 yards in a 45-9 loss.
In 1984, Williams led all NCAA Division I receivers with 101 receptions, 1278 receiving yards, and 9.2 receptions per game. His 101 receptions made Williams the second player in NCAA history to have more than 100 receptions in a season. Williams was a consensus First-team All-American
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