Profile
Roy Williams
All-american College Football Player + Professional Football Player + Defensive Back + Safety
Male
Born
Aug 14, 1980
Age
32
Other Names
Williams, Roy Lee...
Roy Lee Williams is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and was an All-American. He was drafted… Read More
News + Updates
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The Fifth Down; Week 1 MatchupsNYTimes - Sep 11, 2011
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N.F.L. Preview 2011; N.F.C. Scouting ReportNYTimes - Sep 04, 2011
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First Quarter: Bears 10, Browns 0 Espn (Blog)Google News - Sep 02, 2011
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Fan's View: Bennett Emerges As Chicago Bears' Top Receiver Yahoo! SportsGoogle News - Sep 01, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Roy Williams.
CHILDHOOD
1980
Birth
Born on August 14, 1980.
TEENAGE
1999
18 Years Old
Williams attended the University of Oklahoma, and played for coach Bob Stoops' Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1999 to 2001.
2000
19 Years Old
He was a starter on the undefeated 2000 Oklahoma Sooners team that won the BCS National Championship, setting a school record for tackles for a loss by a defensive back with 12.
TWENTIES
In 2001, his junior season at Oklahoma, he won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top overall defensive player and also won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, while leading the team to a 10-2 record and a win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Williams was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the eighth overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft after a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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With the right cornerback position stabilized by the free agent signing of Anthony Henry in 2005, Williams was once again able to play to his best strength by roaming closer to the line of scrimmage.
In early August 2006 the Dallas Cowboys signed Williams to a four-year contract extension worth $25.2 million to keep him with the team through the 2010 season.
After the 2007 season, Williams was named to the Pro Bowl on January 3, 2008 for the fifth straight time, this time as a replacement for the late Sean Taylor (who played for the Cowboys' heated rivals, the Washington Redskins).
Williams announced that he will be wearing No. 38 at the start of the 2008 season because that was the number he wore in college and also "8" in the Bible signifies a new beginning.
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On March 5, 2009, the Cowboys released Williams, per his request.
THIRTIES
2011
30 Years Old
On August 24, 2011, Williams announced his retirement, taking a job as a sideline reporter for Oklahoma Sooners football games.
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