Joe Williams (fullback)
American gridiron football player (1941ā2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolph Joseph Williams (March 16, 1941 ā January 30, 2015) was an American professional football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He won the Grey Cup with Winnipeg in 1962.[1] He played college football at the University of Iowa and also played for the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League. He died in 2015.[2][3]
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Born: | (1941-03-16)March 16, 1941 Daisy, Georgia, U.S. |
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Died: | January 30, 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 73) Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | FB, DE |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Iowa |
High school | Rahway (NJ) |
NFL draft | 1963, Round: 14, Pick: 194 |
Drafted by | New York Giants |
Career history | |
As player | |
1962, 1963 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1963 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1967 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
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