Background
Burton was born on October 12, 1903 in Canoe, Alabama to Benjamin Collis Williams and Maria Prescott. His father Benjamin was a long-time turpentine operator at Sopchoppy, Florida. His father died of pellagra in 1913.
professional wrestler American football player
Burton was born on October 12, 1903 in Canoe, Alabama to Benjamin Collis Williams and Maria Prescott. His father Benjamin was a long-time turpentine operator at Sopchoppy, Florida. His father died of pellagra in 1913.
Williams attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach James Van Fleet and coach Harold Sebring"s Florida Gators football teams from 1923 to 1925.
He was remembered as a versatile athlete and a key Gator lineman, blocking the way for such notable Gators backs as Ark Newton and Edgar Jones. A new "dummy" was brought out but it is predicted that it will not last long under the fierce tackling of the Gators gridders."
In 1926, he played professionally for the Newark Bears of the American Football League, appearing in all five games played by the Bears. The team was notable for the number of players from Georgia Technical, but also included two fellow former Gators, back Ark Newton and lineman Goldy Goldstein.
The Bears are remembered for the team"s financially weak ownership group, which led to the folding of the team mid-season.
During the 1929 and 1930 NFL seasons, Williams played tackle for the Staten Island Stapletons in 22 regular season games, including 21 of them as a starter. He also appeared in a single game for the NFL"s Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932, before being released.
Williams also worked as a professional wrestler during the 1930s. NWA Florida
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time).