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'''Background'''
* Williams was an all-state quarterback on Valdosta High’s Class AA championship team of 1957 under coach [[Wright Bazemore]]. He also played on Valdosta’s 1956 state-championship team. Williams earned 13 letters in high school football, basketball, baseball and tennis at Valdosta.
* Williams is believed to have been the first to win GHSA football state championships as player and head coach. Even now, fewer than 10 have done it, including [[Hal Lamb]] and [[Eric Parker]] in recent years.
* Williams played football at the University of Georgia from 1958 to 1961. He was a backup quarterback to Fran Tarkenton. He also played on defense as a linebacker and safety.

'''Coaching career'''
* Williams began his head-coaching career at Dodge County in 1964. The 1965 Dodge County team finished 8-2, the best record since the school opened in 1957.
* Williams moved to Baker of Columbus in 1966 and led the program to six straight winning seasons. The 1971 Baker team was Region 2-AAA West champion and reached a high ranking of No. 2 by the Atlanta Constitution. Baker also won a subregion title in 1968.
* In 1972, Williams began his long tenure at Waycross, where he would win five region titles and two state championships.
* The 1977 Waycross team finished 14-0 and defeated Dalton 16-7 in Waycross for the AA title. That season featured a victory over county rival and No. 1-ranked Ware County in the final game of the regular season. Waycross, ranked No. 2 by the Associated Press, won 3-0.
* The 1981 team defeated Columbia 46-13, also in Waycross, for the AAA crown.
* In 1994, Williams became head coach of Ware County upon consolidation and the closing of Waycross High. Williams retired after the 1995 season.
* Williams’ record is sometimes credited with 240 or more wins. Waycross was forced to forfeit 10 victories in 1990 because of the inadvertent use of an ineligible player.

'''Awards'''
* Williams is a member of the Waycross/Ware County Sports Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was inducted into the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

'''Personal'''
* A Valdosta native, Williams married his Valdosta high school sweetheart, Carolyn. Their son Todd led Waycross to its 1981 state title and later played quarterback at Georgia.

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