Early Years
Williams, was a powerful defensive lineman playing for John Bartram High School.
Poor grades prevented him from obtaining a division I scholarship, so he enrolled at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
At CSU he was converted to play the offensive left tackle position, helping him become a dominant player at the NAIA level and an All-American.
During his collegiate career he helped the Marauders to the NAIA national championship in 1990. It was the first of CSU’s three national titles (1992, 1995) during the decade. Throughout that championship season, Williams helped the offense averaged 492 yards, 54.8 points per game and to also set an NAIA record for most points in a singe season with 594 points.
In 2010, Williams was inducted into the Central State University Sports Hall of Fame.
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Famous quotes related to early years:
“If there is a price to pay for the privilege of spending the early years of child rearing in the driver’s seat, it is our reluctance, our inability, to tolerate being demoted to the backseat. Spurred by our success in programming our children during the preschool years, we may find it difficult to forgo in later states the level of control that once afforded us so much satisfaction.”
—Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)
“Even today . . . experts, usually male, tell women how to be mothers and warn them that they should not have children if they have any intention of leaving their side in their early years. . . . Children don’t need parents’ full-time attendance or attention at any stage of their development. Many people will help take care of their needs, depending on who their parents are and how they chose to fulfill their roles.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)