Career
He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. While attending South Carolina, Williams lettered in football in 1975-1976 and rushed for 2,311 career yards, including eight 100-yard games. He was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
On September 17, 1994, Williams was shot in his car while at an intersection.
He died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina the following day.