Sherman Williams (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 13, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Prichard (AL) Blount | ||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 3 |
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| Rushing yards: | 1,162 |
| Rushing TDs: | 4 |
| Games: | 60 |
| Receptions: | 40 |
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Sherman Cedric Williams (born August 13, 1973) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys who he won Super Bowl XXX with over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Alabama.
Williams attended Mattie T. Blount High School where as a senior he became the first running back in Alabama prep history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a season, after registering 3,004 rushing yards, 307 carries and 31 touchdowns. He also received All-State honors, while leading his team to the Class 5A state title.
He moved on to the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the 1992 National Championship team. He was named the starter as a junior, beginning the season with five straight 100-yard games and finishing the year with 738 rushing yards with nine touchdowns. In his senior season he rushed for 1,341 yards, for the second best mark in school history and became only the fourth player in Alabama history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season. His 291 carries broke the school record for a season and his 138.5 all-purpose yards-per-game ranked 16th best in the nation. He earned All-SEC and second team All-American honors in 1994.
Williams finished his college career with 2,486 rushing yards (fifth all-time in school history), 535 carries (third all-time in school history) and 27 rushing touchdowns (fourth all-time in school history). He is also remembered for his signature touchdown dance, the “Sherman Shake”.
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