Reggie Williams (linebacker)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 19, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Flint, Michigan | ||||||||
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| College: | Dartmouth | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | 62.5 |
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| Interceptions: | 16 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
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Reginald Williams (born September 19, 1954) is a former professional American football player. He is a member of both the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Williams served three years on the Cincinnati City Council.
Williams was born on September 19, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. The son of Elijah and Julia Williams, as a child he overcame a hearing disability. Williams was a star athlete and student at Flint Southwestern High School. He played competitive football and was also a wrestler. He played linebacker as a junior and switched to fullback his senior year.
The recipient of an academic scholarship, Williams was a three-time All-Ivy League linebacker in football and an Ivy League heavyweight wrestling champion (1975) at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He also took courses there in tai chi and ballet.
In 1976, he was drafted in the third round by the Cincinnati Bengals, for whom he played 14 seasons, (including two Super Bowls, XVI (1981) and XXIII (1988)).
Williams recorded 16 interceptions and 23 fumble recoveries (a franchise record). During his career Williams amassed 62.5 sacks, which is the second most in Bengals history. In his final two seasons with the Bengals, Williams was appointed to an open seat on the Cincinnati City Council in 1988 and was elected for a second term in 1989 on the Charter Party ticket.
Williams has received numerous honors, including selection to the NFL All-Rookie Team (1976), the Byron "Whizzer" White Award for Humanitarian Service (1985), the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (1986), and Sports Illustrated's Co-Sportsman of the Year (1987).
After retiring from the NFL, Williams joined the World League of American Football as the Vice President/General Manager of the New Jersey Knights. He later rejoined the NFL, where he conceived and opened the NFL's first Youth Education Town (YET) in Los Angeles.
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