Career
He competed in the marathon at the He made it on the United States Olympic Team after finishing 7th in the on April 19, 1924 with a time of 2:41:58.6. The was later measured and found to be 152 meters short. Prior to the marathon, the American team ran a 15 mile time trial.
lieutenant was a particularly warm day in Paris, where the Olympics were being held, and Williams quit after 3 miles.
Coach Michael Ryan, who didn"t finish either of the two Olympic marathons he ran, suggested that Williams be pulled from the event. The "head coach and the chairman of the Selection Committee" overruled Ryan and chose to run Williams rather than Carl Linder.
Williams did not finish the race.