Background
Williams, Tom was born on December 22, 1969 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Williams, Tom was born on December 22, 1969 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Bachelor in History, Stanford University, California, 1992. Master of Arts in University Administration, Stanford University, California, 1995.
He is currently the head football coach at Greenhill School, a position he assumed in July 2013. Williams served as head coach at Yale University from 2009 to 2011, compiling a record of 16–14. He played as a linebacker at Stanford University.
During his tenure at Trinity Valley he earned all-state honors in football, basketball, and baseball.
Williams went on to pursue academics at Stanford University. While pursuing academics, Williams was also a four-year starter and letterman for the Stanford Cardinal.
He played linebacker for the Stanford Cardinal from 1989–1992 and served as a team captain his senior year. Williams worked as an assistant coach at Stanford University, the University of Hawaii, San Jose State University, and University of Washington before joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant coach from 2006 to 2008.
He accepted a January 2009 offer to become the head football coach at Yale.
He was the first black head football coach in the school"s history and the second in the history of the Ivy League. On November 17, 2011, the Rhodes Scholarship pursuits of Yale"s Patrick Witt brought attention to Williams"s claim that he was also a Rhode Scholarship finalist. Williams claimed that he skipped his final interview in order to attend a NFL tryout.
However, Rhodes Scholarship officials stated that they have no record of Tom Williams applying for a Rhodes Scholarship, and his name does not appear in the scholarship"s trust databases.
Yale launched an internal review on the matter. After losing to Harvard 45-7 on November 19, 2011, Williams"s record against Harvard dropped to 0–3.
His record at the school was 16–14 after three seasons. In The Game, his Bulldogs scored 38 points and surrendered 87.
On December 31, 2011, Williams stepped down as Yale"s head football coach.
He also admitted that he had never applied for a Rhodes Scholarship. As of February 21, 2012 Williams was named University of Texas at El Paso"s safeties coach. He served on the UTEP defensive staff under head football coach Mike Price.
He was a two-time member of the Academic All-Pac-10 team and an honorable mention for All-Pac-10 his senior season.
Married Tonya Williams, 2000. Children: Grace, Ana, Tre.