Erik Williams
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 7, 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Philadelphia (PA) Bartram | ||||||||
| College: | Central State (OH) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 146 |
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| Games started: | 133 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 1 |
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Erik George Williams (born September 7, 1968) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys from 1991 to 2000 and the Baltimore Ravens in 2001. He played college football at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where he was an NAIA All-American offensive lineman. Williams was a third round selection in the 1991 NFL Draft. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Williams, was a powerful defensive lineman playing for John Bartram High School. Poor grades prevented him from obtaining an NCAA Division I scholarship, so he enrolled at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
At Central State he was converted to play the offensive left tackle position, helping him become a dominant player at the NAIA level and an All-American.
During his collegiate career he helped the Marauders to the NAIA national championship in 1990. It was the first of Central State University three national titles during the decade. That championship season Williams helped the offense average 492 yards, 54.8 points per game and set an NAIA record for most points in a singe season with 594 points.
In 2010, Williams was inducted into the Central State University Sports Hall of Fame.
Williams, was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round of the 1991 NFL Draft, with a choice from the Steve Walsh trade. He played sparingly as a rookie, with Nate Newton playing right tackle. His level of play during the 1992 training camp, forced the Cowboys to move back Newton to left guard, in order to have the best players available in the offensive line.
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